Oil azalea - Oil azalea

Japanese: アブラツツジ - あぶらつつじ
Oil azalea - Oil azalea

It is a deciduous shrub of the Ericaceae family (APG classification: Ericaceae). The leaves are gathered at the ends of the branches, obovate, 2-3.5 cm long, and have fine sawtooth edges. It is called Abrazalea because the undersides have an oily sheen. In May and June, racemes hang down from the ends of the branches, and 5-13 small, vase-shaped green-white flowers grow. The fruits are small, globular, hanging down, with uncurved stalks. It is found in the Chubu region and north of Honshu, up to Miyagi Prefecture. A closely related species, Koaburazalea, which has hairless inflorescence axes, is found in the Tokai and Kinki regions, and Kochi Prefecture.

[Yoshio Kobayashi April 16, 2021]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ツツジ科(APG分類:ツツジ科)の落葉低木。葉は枝先に集まり、倒卵形、長さ2~3.5センチメートルで縁に細かい鋸歯(きょし)がある。裏面に油のようなつやがあるのでアブラツツジという。5~6月、枝先に総状花序を下垂し、壺(つぼ)形で小さい緑白色花が5~13個つく。果実は小球形で下垂し、果柄は曲がらない。本州の中部地方以北、宮城県まで分布する。東海地方、近畿地方、高知県には花序の軸が無毛の近縁種コアブラツツジが分布する。

[小林義雄 2021年4月16日]

出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例

<<:  Spiny dogfish - North Pacific spiny dogfish

>>:  Oiled - Oily

Recommend

European hawk-tailed sparrow - European hawk-tailed sparrow

... Some species of moths, such as the hawk moth,...

Reilich, G. (English spelling)

… [Michitaka Takagi] 【music】 [Art Music] The deve...

Gilbert de la Porrée

…His French name was Gilbert de la Porrée. He was...

Katori Documents - Katori Monjosan

This is a collection of ancient documents compiled...

Wu - Wu (English spelling)

The original meaning of the word in Chinese is a s...

"Kanaya Kingoro's Famous Plaque"

...Kaneya Kingoro died of an illness in November ...

Frederik III

1609‐70 King of Denmark and Norway. Reigned 1648-7...

Back strength - back strength

The strength measured using a back dynamometer is...

Finsider

...After the war, the West German steel industry ...

Hatta Tomoe

Years of birth: Unknown. Samurai from the end of t...

The Iki Six

…In 1472 (Bunmei 4), Hata Yasushi of Kamimatsuura...

Kirkwall

…After passing through the hands of the Danish ki...

Munkácsy, Michael von Lieb

Born: February 8, 1844. Munkacz [Died] April 30, 1...

Gunn Diode

JB Gunn discovered that when a DC electric field ...

Hoteru no Mikoto - Hoteru no Mikoto

Umisachihiko's real name as recorded in the Ko...