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Styrax japonicus Siebold et Zucc.
Family: StyracaceaeEnglish: Japanese snowbell
Japanese: エゴノキ [Egonoki]
Lots of beautiful white flowers hanging downwards and a floral fragrance make this tree a joy to walk below. I should find the reference, but they say that back in the day parts of the tree were ground up and thrown in the water to stun fish and make them easy to catch.
References:
新版 屋久島の植物 川原勝征,初島住彦(監修),2001：南方新社
米倉浩司・梶田忠 (2003-) 「BG Plants 和名－学名インデックス」（YList），http://ylist.info（ 2019年8月14日）