Australian Ironwood

Japanese: オーストラリア鉄木 - おーすとらりあてつぼく
Australian Ironwood

…It is a unique plant with no particularly closely related relatives. The wood of this family is very hard, so much so that it is called Australian ironwood or Polynesian ironwood, but it is difficult to work. It has nodules and can tolerate poor soil, so it is planted especially on sandy coasts as a windbreak. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Australian Ironwood" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…特に近縁な群の見あたらない特異な植物である。この科の材はたいへん堅く,オーストラリア鉄木あるいはポリネシア鉄木と呼ばれるほどであるが,加工が困難である。根瘤を持ち,やせ地に耐えるので,特に海岸の砂地に植えて,防風防潮林とする。…

※「オーストラリア鉄木」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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