Persimmon's Skin - Persimmon's Skin

Japanese: カキノハダマシ - かきのはだまし
Persimmon's Skin - Persimmon's Skin

…A deciduous tall tree of the family Violaceae that grows in secondary forests in the warm temperate and subtropical zones. It is often planted on houses and is called Chishaki (a persimmon tree) or Kakinohadamashi (persimmon tree) because its leaves resemble those of persimmons. It is found in the Chugoku region, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa, as well as in Taiwan and mainland China. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…暖帯および亜熱帯の二次林に生えるムラサキ科の落葉高木。しばしば人家に植えられ,チシャキ(樗木),あるいは葉がカキに似ることからカキノハダマシなどと呼ばれている。中国地方,四国,九州,沖縄に分布し,台湾,中国大陸にもみられる。…

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