Lotus leaf paulownia (Hernandia nymphaeifolia)

Japanese: ハスノハギリ(蓮葉桐) - ハスノハギリ(英語表記)Hernandia nymphaeifolia
Lotus leaf paulownia (Hernandia nymphaeifolia)
An evergreen tall tree of the Lacertiliaceae family, widely distributed along tropical coastlines. In Japan, it can be found in the Ryukyu Islands and the Ogasawara Islands. In these areas, it is sometimes planted as a windbreak along the coast. It reaches a height of 20 m, and its bark is grayish-white, similar to the skin of a kiri tree. The leaves are 20-40 cm long and ovate, with shield-like stalks. In summer, it produces corymbs with small white flowers with six petals. It is monoecious, and after flowering, it produces characteristic spherical, pouch-shaped fruits. The bulging pouches, shaped like ping-pong balls, are bracts that contain a single black seed and have a hole at the top. These pouch-shaped fruits float on seawater, drifting away and germinating on sandy beaches.

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Japanese:
ハスノハギリ科の常緑高木で,熱帯地方の海岸に広く分布する。日本では南西諸島や小笠原諸島でみられる。これらの地方では海岸の防風林として植えることもある。高さ 20mに達し,樹皮は灰白色,キリの肌に似ている。葉は長さ 20~40cmの長卵形で,柄は楯のようにつく。夏に,散房花序を出し白色6弁の小花をつける。雌雄同株で,花後に特徴ある袋状球形の果実をつくる。ピンポン玉のようにふくらんだ袋は包葉で,中に黒い種子が1個あり,袋の頂端には穴がある。この袋状の果実は海水に浮び,漂流して砂浜に発芽する。

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