Gardenia japonica - Gardenia japonica

Japanese: クチナシグサ - くちなしぐさ
Gardenia japonica - Gardenia japonica

A semi-parasitic biennial plant of the Scrophulariaceae family (APG classification: Orobanchaceae). The stem branches and spreads at the base, reaching a length of 15-60 cm. The leaves are linear or spatula-shaped. In spring, one flower appears at each side of the upper leaves. The corolla is lip-shaped and pale reddish purple. The capsule is oval and enclosed in a large calyx. It grows under deciduous forests in lowlands, and is distributed in Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and other parts of central China west of the Kanto region. It is named after the shape of the fruit, which resembles a gardenia. It is also known as gardenia because the young shoots are red.

[Yamazaki Takashi September 17, 2021]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ゴマノハグサ科(APG分類:ハマウツボ科)の半寄生の越年草。茎は根際で分枝して広がり、長さ15~60センチメートル。葉は線形またはへら形。春、上部の葉のわきごとに1花をつける。花冠は唇形で淡紅紫色。蒴果(さくか)は卵形で大きな萼(がく)に包まれる。低地の落葉樹林下に生え、関東地方以西の本州、四国、九州、さらに中国中部にも分布する。名は、果実の形がクチナシの実に似るのでいう。また若芽が赤色なのでカガリビソウの名もある。

[山崎 敬 2021年9月17日]

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