Kanakugi tree - Kanakugi tree

Japanese: カナクギノキ - かなくぎのき
Kanakugi tree - Kanakugi tree

A deciduous tree of the Lauraceae family (APG classification: Lauraceae). It usually grows to about 5 meters in height. The bark is gray-brown, but the irregular flakes that fall off create a kanoko pattern, which is said to be a variation of the word "kanoko tree," from which the name was derived. The leaves are alternate, thin but strong, oblanceolate, 5-15 cm long, entire. Dioecious. The flowers bloom in umbels from the leaf axils in April-May, and are pale yellow-green. The fruit is a berry that ripens red in September-October. It is found in Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and the Korean Peninsula, as well as in the central and southern parts of mainland China, and Taiwan. The wood is used for toothpicks and crafts.

[Yuichi Kadota, August 21, 2018]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

クスノキ科(APG分類:クスノキ科)の落葉小高木。高さは普通は約5メートル。樹皮は灰褐色であるが、不規則な薄片となってはげ落ちた跡が鹿の子(かのこ)模様となり、「鹿の子木」が変化してこの名になったという。葉は互生し、質は薄いがじょうぶで、倒披針(とうひしん)形、長さ5~15センチメートル、全縁。雌雄異株。花は4~5月、葉腋(ようえき)から出た散形花序につき、淡黄緑色。果実は液果、9~10月に赤く熟す。静岡・長野県以西の本州、四国、九州および朝鮮半島、中国大陸中南部、台湾に分布する。材は楊枝(ようじ)や細工物に用いる。

[門田裕一 2018年8月21日]

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