American Fuji - American Fuji

Japanese: アメリカフジ - あめりかふじ
American Fuji - American Fuji

…It is cultivated in the same way as wisteria, and there are cultivars such as Shirafuji (Shirokapitan). Other wisteria species, such as W. sinensis (Sims.) Sweet (Chinese wistaria) and W. frutescens (L.) Poir. (American wistaria), are also cultivated in China and the West. Wisteria plants contain the glycoside wistarin, which is poisonous, but small amounts can be used as medicine for stomach aches, etc. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "American Fuji" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フジと同様に栽植され,シラフジ(シロカピタン)などの栽培品種がある。 フジの類はほかにシナフジW.sinensis (Sims.) Sweet(英名Chinese wistaria)やアメリカフジW.frutescens (L.) Poir.(英名American wistaria)も中国や欧米で栽植されている。フジ類の植物体には配糖体のウィスタリンwistarinを含有し有毒であるが,少量で腹痛などの薬として利用されることがある。…

※「アメリカフジ」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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