Kanzanchiku - Kanzanchiku

Japanese: カンザンチク - かんざんちく
Kanzanchiku - Kanzanchiku

A bamboo or bamboo species of the grass family (APG classification: Poaceae). The culms are 3-5 meters tall and 1-3 centimeters in diameter. Many grow together to form a clump. Three to five branches grow upward from each node at the top of the culm, which then branch out densely into small branches and form a broom-like shape. The leaves are narrowly lanceolate, 15-30 centimeters long, 1-2 centimeters wide, long and pointed at the tip, glabrous on both sides, stiff and erect. The shoulder hairs are smooth, and the ligule is high and 3-4 millimeters long. The name comes from the broom held by Hanshan in the painting "Hanshan and Shide." Native to southern China, it is cultivated in Japan from the southern Kanto region westward.

[Sadao Suzuki August 20, 2019]

[Reference item] | Kanzan/Jitoku
Main types of bamboo (4) [specimen illustrations]
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Main types of bamboo (4) [specimen illustrations]


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

イネ科(APG分類:イネ科)のタケ・ササ類。稈(かん)は高さ3~5メートル、直径1~3センチメートル。稈が多数集まり株立ちとなるものが多い。稈の上方の各節から3~5本ずつ枝が上向きに出て、さらに小枝状に密に分枝し箒(ほうき)状を呈する。葉は狭披針(きょうひしん)形で、長さ15~30センチメートル、幅1~2センチメートル、先は長くとがり、両面とも無毛、硬くて直立する。肩毛(けんもう)は平滑、葉舌(ようぜつ)は高く、3~4ミリメートル。名は、絵画の「寒山拾得(かんざんじっとく)」のなかの寒山が持つ箒にちなんだものである。中国南部の原産で、日本では南関東以西で栽培される。

[鈴木貞雄 2019年8月20日]

[参照項目] | 寒山・拾得
タケのおもな種類(4)〔標本画〕
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タケのおもな種類(4)〔標本画〕


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