Fox's Day - Fox's Day

Japanese: キツネノヒマゴ - きつねのひまご
Fox's Day - Fox's Day

...It is widely distributed in the tropical regions of Asia, and in Japan it is found south of Honshu. In Okinawa and Taiwan, a variety of foxglove called J. procumbens var. riukiuensis Yamamoto is distributed, which has small leaves and slightly wider bracts. In India and Japan, young leaves are eaten and are sometimes used as a folk medicine for rheumatism.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Fox Himago" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アジアの熱帯を中心に広く分布し,日本では本州以南に分布する。沖縄と台湾には,キツネノマゴの変種で,葉が小さく苞がやや幅広くなるキツネノヒマゴJ.procumbens var.riukiuensis Yamamotoが分布する。インドや日本で若葉が食用にされたり,リウマチの民間薬として利用されることがある。…

※「キツネノヒマゴ」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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