Golden laurel - Golden laurel

Japanese: キンシナンテン - きんしなんてん
Golden laurel - Golden laurel

…Nandina is cultivated as a lucky tree because it is said to be related to the word "nanten." Many varieties are distinguished by the variation in the color of the leaves and fruit, such as Shiromi Nanten, Kinshin Nanten, and Fuji Nanten. Nandina is unique among the Berberidaceae in several respects, including the shape of the perianth, the shape of the ovule, the way the anthers split, the number of chromosomes, and other points, and some believe it should be considered a separate family, Nandinae. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ナンテンは〈難転〉に通ずるということで,縁起木として好んで栽培される。シロミナンテン,キンシナンテン,フジナンテンなど,葉や果実の色の変化により多くの品種が区別されている。 ナンテンはメギ科では,花被の形態,胚珠の形態,葯の裂け方,染色体数,その他いくつかの点で特異で,別科ナンテン科とする見解もある。…

※「キンシナンテン」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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