Enshu rhododendron - Enshu rhododendron

Japanese: エンシュウシャクナゲ - えんしゅうしゃくなげ
Enshu rhododendron - Enshu rhododendron

An evergreen shrub of the Ericaceae family (APG classification: Ericaceae). Also called Narrow-leaved Rhododendron. The leaves are alternate, narrowly oblanceolate, 8-18 cm long, thin, leathery, and densely covered with long, brown soft hairs on the underside. In May, the plant produces crimson-purple, funnel-shaped flowers with 5 lobes, 3-4 cm across. It is found in mountainous areas such as Mt. Akiha (Shizuoka Prefecture) and Mt. Horaiji (Aichi Prefecture) in the southern part of the Chubu region of Honshu.

[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)の常緑低木。ホソバシャクナゲともいう。葉は互生し、狭倒披針(きょうとうひしん)形、長さ8~18センチメートルで細く、革質で裏面に褐色の長い軟毛を密生する。5月に紅紫色、漏斗(ろうと)状で5裂した径3~4センチメートルの花が開く。本州中部地方南部の秋葉山(あきはさん)(静岡県)、鳳来寺山(ほうらいじさん)(愛知県)などの山地に分布する。

[小林義雄 2021年4月16日]

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