…Cherry blossoms have been loved by Japanese people for a long time, and are known overseas as the representative flower of Japan. What is generally called cherry blossoms is a mainly deciduous tree of the genus Prunus and subgenus Prunus of the Rosaceae family, found mainly in the temperate and subtropical zones of the Northern Hemisphere. Many of them bloom simultaneously, making them beautiful and widely admired. In Japan, there are about 10 natural species, including Yamazakura (cherry blossom), Ooyamazakura (cherry blossom), Kasumizakura (cherry blossom), Oshimazakura (cherry blossom), Mamezakura (cherry blossom), Edohigan (cherry blossom), Chojizakura (cherry blossom), Miyamazakura (cherry blossom), and Takanezakura (cherry blossom), and there are about 100 species that grow wild, including varieties and cultivars. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "Prunus × kanzakura" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…サクラは古くから日本人に親しまれ,日本の花の代表として海外にまで知られる。一般にサクラと総称しているものは,主として北半球の温帯と暖帯に分布しているバラ科サクラ属サクラ亜属の主として落葉性の樹木で,花がいっせいに開花して美しいものが多く,広く観賞されている。日本にはヤマザクラ,オオヤマザクラをはじめ,カスミザクラ,オオシマザクラ,マメザクラ,エドヒガン,チョウジザクラ,ミヤマザクラ,タカネザクラなど10種類ほどの自然種を基本として,変種や品種をあわせると約100ほどの種類が野生している。… ※「Prunus×kanzakura」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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