Platanaceae

Japanese: Platanaceae
Platanaceae

...The Japanese name is said to have come from the fact that the shape of the aggregate fruits resembles the tassels on the robes worn by mountain ascetics. The Platanaceae family consists of only one genus, with six to eight species distributed in isolation from southeastern Europe to India, the Indochina Peninsula, and North America to Mexico. In addition to the Platanus, there are two other species cultivated in Japan.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Platanaceae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そして集合果が,山伏の着る篠懸の衣に付いている房の形に似ているところから,その和名を得たという。 スズカケノキ科Platanaceaeは1属だけからなり,ヨーロッパ南東部からインドまで,インドシナ半島,北アメリカからメキシコに6~8種が隔離的に分布する。日本で栽植されているものは,スズカケノキのほかに2種ある。…

※「Platanaceae」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。

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