American Wintersweet - American Wintersweet

Japanese: アメリカロウバイ - あめりかろうばい
American Wintersweet - American Wintersweet

...The bark is also fragrant, and is said to have been used as a spice by Indians. C. fertilis Walt. is similar to C. nigricans, but its flowers are reddish brown and have almost no fragrance, and the undersides of its leaves are hairless. Both are native to southeastern North America, and were introduced to Japan from the mid-Meiji period to the Taisho period. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…樹皮にも芳香があり,インディアンは香辛料として使用していたという。アメリカロウバイC.fertilis Walt.はクロバナロウバイに似るが花は赤褐色で芳香がほとんどなく,葉の裏は無毛である。どちらも北アメリカ南東部の原産で,日本へは明治中期から大正年間に導入された。…

※「アメリカロウバイ」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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