Nandina (Nandina) - Nandina (English spelling) Nandina domestica

Japanese: ナンテン(南天) - ナンテン（英語表記）Nandina domestica

An evergreen shrub of the Berberidaceae family. Native to India and China. In Japan, it is cultivated and grows wild in the mountains and fields of central and southern Japan. It grows to about 2m in height, has few branches, and has leaves clustered at the end of the stem. It has large, tripinnate compound leaves, and the leaflets are lanceolate or narrow elliptical, 3-7cm long. In June, it produces an upright panicle at the top of the stem, and produces many white, six-petal, star-shaped flowers. In late autumn, the spherical fruits ripen to red, and the autumn leaves are beautiful, so it is used as an ornamental tree or potted plant. Horticultural varieties include the white-fruited white nandina and the pale purple-fruited Fuji nandina, and the densely-foliated Sasaba nandina, which is good for cut flowers. However, there is only one species in one genus, and it is sometimes separated from the Berberidaceae family and classified as the Nandinae family. The fruit is dried and used as a cough suppressant.

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Japanese:

メギ科の常緑低木。インドおよび中国の原産。日本では栽培されたものが広がり中部以南の山野に自生する。高さ 2mぐらいでほとんど分枝せず，葉は茎先に集ってつく。大型で3回羽状複葉となり，小葉は披針形ないし細めの楕円形で長さ3～7cmある。6月頃，茎頂に円錐花序を直立し，白色6弁の星形の小花を多数つける。晩秋に球形の果実が赤く熟し，紅葉も美しいので観賞用として庭木，鉢植にされる。園芸品としては実の白いシロナンテン，淡紫色のフジナンテンなどがあり，ほかに小葉が密生し切り花によいササバナンテンなどもあるが，種としては1属1種で，ときにはメギ科から独立してナンテン科とされることもある。果実を干して鎮咳剤として用いる。

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