Shaku - Shaku

Japanese: シャク - しゃく
Shaku - Shaku

A perennial plant of the Umbelliferae family (APG classification: Umbelliferae). It has thick roots and stems that are 0.8 to 1.4 meters tall. Its leaves are soft and twice trifoliate compound. It blooms white flowers in May and June. Its fruits are blackish and have a dull luster. It grows in mountainous wetlands and is distributed from Hokkaido to Kyushu, as well as the Korean Peninsula, China, Siberia, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. It is also called Koshaku, but the meaning of Shaku is unknown. A variety with hairy fruits is called Onishaku. There are 20 species of the Gemma genus distributed around the world.

[Yuichi Kadota November 17, 2021]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

セリ科(APG分類:セリ科)の多年草。根は太く、茎は高さ0.8~1.4メートル。葉は柔らかく、2回3出羽状複葉。5~6月、白色花を開く。果実は黒みを帯び、鈍い光沢がある。山地の湿地に生え、北海道から九州、および朝鮮半島、中国、シベリア、中央アジア、東ヨーロッパに分布する。コシャクともいうが、シャクの意味は不明である。果実に毛のある変種をオニシャクという。シャク属は世界に20種分布する。

[門田裕一 2021年11月17日]

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