Daffodil - Daffodil

Japanese: キズイセン - きずいせん
Daffodil - Daffodil

...The oldest known daffodils are Narcissus tazetta, a wreath found in Egypt that was probably created by Greek inhabitants about 2000 years ago, and Narcissus poeticus L. (illustration), which has a red or red-leaved corona that appears in ancient Greek poetry. In addition to these two species, other major wild species include Narcissus pseudo - narcissus L. (illustration), which has a long corona, Narcissus cyclamineus DC ., which has a 180° curled-back perianth, Narcissus triandrus L. , which has flowers that bloom downward and curled-back tepals, Narcissus jonquilla L., which has cylindrical leaves, and Narcissus bulbocodium L. , which has a funnel-shaped corona . Horticultural varieties have been actively improved since about 1850, and by 1954 there were over 11,000 varieties registered with the Royal Horticultural Society.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kizuisen" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…記録に最も古く現れたスイセンは,今から約2000年以前のギリシア人居住者によって作られたと思われるエジプトで発見された花輪のフサザキスイセンと,古代ギリシア時代の詩に現れる紅色または紅覆輪の副花冠のクチベニスイセンN.poeticus L.(イラスト)である。この2種のほかに野生種のおもなものには,副花冠の長いラッパズイセンN.pseudonarcissus L.(イラスト),花被が180゜そり返るナルキッスス・キクラミネウスN.cyclamineus DC.,花がうつむいて咲き花被片のそり返るナルキッスス・トリアンドルスN.triandrus L.,葉が円柱形のキズイセンN.jonquilla L.,副花冠が漏斗状のナルキッスス・ブルボコディウムN.bulbocodium L.などがある。園芸種は1850年ころからさかんに改良され,1954年までに英国王立園芸協会に登録された品種が1万1000余りある。…

※「キズイセン」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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