Usuge Yakushima Rhododendron - Usuge Yakushima Rhododendron

Japanese: ウスゲヤクシマシャクナゲ - うすげやくしましゃくなげ
Usuge Yakushima Rhododendron - Usuge Yakushima Rhododendron

...In the upper part of Yakushima, there is a short species with long, branched hairs on the underside of the leaves and a five-lobed corolla, called the Yakushima Rhododendron. In the forests on the island's hillside, there is a tall species with few hairs on the underside of the leaves and called the Usuge Yakushima Rhododendron. In northern Shizuoka Prefecture, there is a species similar to the Honshakunage but with a five-lobed corolla, called the Kyomaru Rhododendron. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Usuge Yakushima Rhododendron" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…屋久島の上部には丈が低く,葉の裏面に長い枝状毛が密生し,花冠が5裂するものがあり,ヤクシマシャクナゲという。島の中腹の林中には葉の裏面の毛が少なく,丈の高いものがあり,ウスゲヤクシマシャクナゲという。静岡県北部には,ホンシャクナゲに似るが花冠が5裂するものがあり,キョウマルシャクナゲという。…

※「ウスゲヤクシマシャクナゲ」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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