Nagi

Japanese: ナギ

An evergreen tall tree of the Podocarpaceae family. It grows wild in the mountains of warm regions such as Honshu (west of Kinki) to Okinawa and Taiwan, and is also planted in gardens. The leaves are broadly lanceolate, opposite each other, thick and shiny, with parallel veins, and are dioecious. They flower from May to June. The male flower spikes are yellowish-white and cylindrical, while the female flowers are green and grow in the leaf axils. The fruits are spherical and ripen to a whitish-blue color in October to November. The wood is dense (honey) and is used for furniture.

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Japanese:

マキ科の常緑高木。本州（近畿以西）〜沖縄，台湾などの暖地の山中に自生し，また庭にも植えられる。葉は一見針葉樹とは思われない形をなし，対生して広披針形で厚く光沢があり，脈は平行。雌雄異株。５〜６月開花。雄花穂は黄白色で円柱形，雌花は緑色で葉腋につく。果実は球形で10〜11月，白青色に熟す。材は緻密(ちみつ)で，家具などにする。

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