Otome Aoi - Otome Aoi

Japanese: オトメアオイ - おとめあおい
Otome Aoi - Otome Aoi

...Its distribution is wide and polymorphic, but several species have differentiated in the peripheral areas. Closely related species include H. fauriei F.Maek., which is distributed in the beech zone from the Chubu region to the north, H. kurohimekanaoi, which is distributed in Toyama Prefecture on the Sea of ​​Japan side, H. megacalyx F.Maek., which is distributed in Yamagata Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, and northern Nagano Prefecture, and H. savatieri F.Maek., which is distributed from Hakone to Izu on the Pacific side. In China, several species of the genus are used for medicinal purposes like the Chinese rhododendrons, but their medicinal properties are considered to be inferior.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Otome Aoi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…分布域が広く多形的であるが,分布の周辺域にいくつかの種が分化している。中部地方から北のブナ帯に分布するミヤマカンアオイH.fauriei F.Maek.,日本海側の富山県に分布するクロヒメカンアオイ,山形県,新潟県,長野県北部のコシノカンアオイH.megacalyx F.Maek.,太平洋側の箱根から伊豆に分布するオトメアオイH.savatieri F.Maek.などが近縁分化種である。 中国ではカンアオイ属の数種を,サイシン類と同様に薬用にするが,薬効は劣るとされている。…

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