Kiganpi - Kiganpi

Japanese: キガンピ - きがんぴ
Kiganpi - Kiganpi

A deciduous shrub of the Thymelaeaceae family (APG classification: Thymelaeaceae). It grows to a height of about 1.5 meters. The leaves are opposite, ovate-elliptical, entire, and the trunk is hairless and brown, and the branches are oppositely branched. In autumn, the thin branches bear terminal inflorescences of a dozen or so small yellow flowers. It is found in Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and southern Korea, west of the Kinki region. The bark, like that of gampi, is used to make washi paper.

[Kyoshio Furusawa October 16, 2020]

[Reference] | Ganpi

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ジンチョウゲ科(APG分類:ジンチョウゲ科)の落葉低木。高さ約1.5メートル。葉は対生し、卵状楕円(だえん)形、全縁。幹は無毛、褐色、枝は対生分枝する。秋、細枝に十数個の黄色の小花からなる花序を頂生する。近畿地方以西の本州、四国、九州および朝鮮南部に分布。樹皮はガンピ同様、和紙原料とする。

[古澤潔夫 2020年10月16日]

[参照項目] | ガンピ

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