Kifukurin Akarifa - Kifukurin Akarifa

Japanese: キフクリンアカリファ - きふくりんあかりふぁ
Kifukurin Akarifa - Kifukurin Akarifa

... A . wilkesiana Muell.Arg. is an evergreen shrub native to the islands of the South Pacific. There are many horticultural varieties, including A. wilkesiana cv. Marginata, which has copper-red long oval leaves with pale pink margins, and A. nigricans cv. Musaica, which has slightly incised leaf edges and a fine mosaic of green, pink, yellow-white, and copper-red, which were introduced to Japan at the end of the Meiji period. Other varieties include A. godseffiana Mast., which has oval leaves with rough surfaces and thin yellow-white margins, and its variant, A. godseffiana cv. Heterophylla, which has long, twisted leaves. These are good for potted plants, summer flower beds, and are used as hedges in the tropics. ...

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Japanese:

…アカリファ・ウィルケシアナA.wilkesiana Muell.Arg.は南太平洋の島々原産の常緑低木で,園芸品種が多く,銅赤色の長卵形葉で淡桃色の覆輪となるフクリンアカリファcv.Marginata,葉縁が少し切れ込み,緑,ピンク,黄白,銅赤色が細かくモザイク状に入るニシキアカリファcv.Musaicaなどが明治末年に日本に導入されている。ほかに葉面の凹凸がはげしい卵円形葉で,細く黄白色の覆輪となるキフクリンアカリファA.godseffiana Mast.や,その変種で,葉が細長くねじれるホソバキフクリンアカリファcv.Heterophyllaなどがある。これらは鉢植えのほか,夏の花壇にもよく,熱帯では生垣としても利用される。…

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