Echizen Daimonjisou - Echizen Daimonjisou

Japanese: エチゼンダイモンジソウ - えちぜんだいもんじそう
Echizen Daimonjisou - Echizen Daimonjisou

...Of these, 14 species are known to have bilaterally symmetrical flowers like Saxifrage, and are limited to East Asia, including Japan and China. In Japan, six species have such flowers, including S. nipponica Makino, S. cortusaefolia Sieb.et Zucc. (illustration), S. fortunei Hook.f.var. incisolobata (Engl.et Irmsch.) Nakai (illustration), S. sendaica Maxim., and S. acerifolia Wakabayashi et Satomi. The names Jinjisou and Daimonjisou are derived from the shape of their flowers, which resemble the characters for "person" and "large." ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Echizendaimonjisou" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このうちユキノシタのように左右相称形の花をもつ種は,日本や中国など東アジアに限られ,14種が知られる。日本にはユキノシタのほかに,ハルユキノシタS.nipponica Makino,ジンジソウS.cortusaefolia Sieb.et Zucc.(イラスト),ダイモンジソウS.fortunei Hook.f.var.incisolobata (Engl.et Irmsch.) Nakai(イラスト),センダイソウS.sendaica Maxim.,エチゼンダイモンジソウS.acerifolia Wakabayashi et Satomiなど6種がそのような花の形をもつ。ジンジソウやダイモンジソウの名も,その花の形を〈人〉文字や〈大〉文字にみたてたのである。…

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