Kanengayatsuri - Kanengayatsuri

Japanese: カンエンガヤツリ - かんえんがやつり
Kanengayatsuri - Kanengayatsuri

A large herb of the Cyperaceae family (APG classification: Cyperaceae). It grows to a height of about 1 meter, with a triangular stem. A large inflorescence grows at the end of the stem, with dense yellowish brown spikelets. It rarely grows in wetlands in Japan, and is thought to be an introduced plant brought there by migratory birds. It is a perennial plant widely distributed in the tropics, but the Japanese variety has the characteristics of an annual or biennial plant. The Japanese name was given to it after Iwasaki Kan'en, a botanist of the Edo period. In Korea, it is called Wangul (莞草) and is used to make bedding.

[Eiichiro Kinoshita July 19, 2019]

[Reference item] | Iwasaki Kanen | Cyperus serrata
Major species of Cyperaceae (1) [Pictures of specimens]
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Major species of Cyperaceae (1) [Specimens...


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

カヤツリグサ科(APG分類:カヤツリグサ科)の大形の草。高さは1メートル前後になり、茎は三稜(さんりょう)形である。大形の花序が茎の先につき、黄褐色の小穂が密につく。日本では湿地にまれに生え、渡り鳥によってもたらされた帰化植物と考えられる。熱帯に広く分布する多年草であるが、日本のものは一、二年草の性質を帯びる。和名は、江戸時代の本草学者岩崎灌園(かんえん)にちなんでつけられた。朝鮮ではこれをワングル(莞草)とよび、敷き物をつくるのに用いる。

[木下栄一郎 2019年7月19日]

[参照項目] | 岩崎灌園 | カヤツリグサ
カヤツリグサ科のおもな種類(1)〔標本画〕
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