Lady's slipper - Lady's slipper

Japanese: カラフトアツモリソウ - からふとあつもりそう
Lady's slipper - Lady's slipper

...Yaba-no-atsumori-sou (C. guttatum Sw.var. yatabeanum (Makino) Pfitz.) has elliptical-lanceolate leaves arranged in slightly opposite rows, and rarely grows on the forest floor of coniferous forests. Karafuto-atsumori-sou (C. calceolus L.) was recently discovered in Hokkaido. The Japanese names of atsumori-sou and kumagai-sou were derived from the likeness of the bag-shaped lip petals to the mother-of-pearl of Taira Atsumori and Kumagai Naozane, respectively. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Salavert Lady's Slipper" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…キバナノアツモリソウC.guttatum Sw.var.yatabeanum (Makino) Pfitz.は楕円状披針形の葉がやや対生状につき,針葉樹林の林床にまれに生える。カラフトアツモリソウC.calceolus L.は最近北海道で発見された。 アツモリソウ,クマガイソウの和名は袋状の唇弁をそれぞれ平敦盛,熊谷直実の母衣(ほろ)に見立てたものである。…

※「カラフトアツモリソウ」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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