Wild bergamot (English spelling)

Japanese: wild bergamot（英語表記）wildbergamot

…In Japan, it has been experimentally cultivated on Shodoshima Island and elsewhere, and although it has borne fruit, it is not commercially cultivated. The common mint, Monarda fistulosa L., which belongs to the mint family and grows in various parts of North America, is also called bergamot (English name: wild bergamot), and its flowers also have a pleasant fragrance. [Hoshikawa Kiyochika] …

From [Monarda]

...Around August and September, the apex of the stem and the nearby nodes produce densely packed, radiating heads of scarlet, lip-shaped flowers that look like burning torches, hence the Japanese name. The wild bergamot, M. fistulosa L., is native to North America and grows to a height of about 1m. Its stalks are obtuse and resemble those of the Japanese bergamot, but its flowers are purple and the stems and leaves have a strong fragrance. Its name comes from the fact that the flowers grow in an arrow-shaped pattern. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本では小豆島などで試験的に栽培され結実しているが，経済的栽培はない。なおシソ科で北アメリカ各地に生えるヤグルマハッカMonarda fistulosa L.もベルガモット(英名wild bergamot)と呼ばれ，これも花の香りがよい。【星川清親】。…

【モナルダ】より

…8～9月ころ，茎頂とその近くの節に緋紅色唇形花を密な頭状に集め，放射状に咲かせ，そのようすが松明の燃えるようなところから和名がついた。ヤグルマハッカM.fistulosa L.(英名wild bergamot)は北アメリカ原産で，草丈1m内外。茎は鈍角形でタイマツバナに似るが，花は藤紫色，茎葉に強い芳香があって，花が矢車状につくところからこの名がある。…

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