Kumazasa - Kumazasa

Japanese: クマザサ - くまざさ
Kumazasa - Kumazasa

A type of bamboo or bamboo grass of the grass family (APG classification: Poaceae). It is cultivated throughout the country for decorative purposes, but there are wild species in the mountains of Kyoto Prefecture. The culm is 1-1.5 meters tall, with sparse single branches emerging from each node below the middle of the stem. The culm sheath (bamboo skin) is densely covered with long, coarse, spreading hairs, and the undersides of the leaves are characterized by a lack of hairs. The leaves are linear oblong, 20-25 cm long and 4-5 cm wide, with a sharp point at the tip and a rounded base, and in winter the edges turn white and wither, creating a beautiful dark brown appearance, hence the name kumazasa.

[Sadao Suzuki August 20, 2019]

[Reference] | Bamboo

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

イネ科(APG分類:イネ科)のタケ・ササ類。観賞用として全国各地に栽培されるが、京都府の山地には自生種がある。稈(かん)は高さ1~1.5メートル、茎の中部以下で1節から枝が1本ずつまばらに出る。稈鞘(かんしょう)(竹の皮)に、長く、粗い開出毛が密生し、葉の裏に毛がないのが特徴。葉は線状長楕円(ちょうだえん)形で、長さ20~25センチメートル、幅4~5センチメートル、先は急にとがり、基部は円く、冬に縁(へり)が白く枯れて美しくくま取るので、クマザサの名がある。

[鈴木貞雄 2019年8月20日]

[参照項目] | タケ

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