False Oogibasho - False Oogibasho

Japanese: オオギバショウモドキ - おおぎばしょうもどき
False Oogibasho - False Oogibasho

...Flower stalks grow from between the leaf sheaths, and flowers grow at the end of the stalks, with several white, orange-yellow, and other flowers blooming on boat-shaped bracts. S. alba (Lf) HCSkeels ( S. augusta Thunb.) grows wild in the forest wetlands of Cape Town and Natal, has an upright stem, and can grow up to 10m in height. The leaves are bright green and glossy, fanning out from the top of the stem to the left and right, and the leaf blades alone can reach a length of 60-120cm. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "fake Japanese laurel" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…葉鞘(ようしよう)の間から花茎を伸ばし,その先に花がつくが,舟形の仏焰苞(ぶつえんほう)の上に白・橙黄色などの花が数花咲く。オオギバショウモドキS.alba (L.f.) H.C.Skeels(=S.augusta Thunb.)はケープタウン,ナタールの森林湿地に自生し,直立した茎を有し,高さは10mにもなる。葉は鮮緑色で光沢があり,茎の頂部から左右へ扇を広げたように展開し,葉身だけで長さ60~120cmに及ぶ。…

※「オオギバショウモドキ」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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