Common Linden

Japanese: common linden(英語表記)commonlinden
Common Linden

...Native to China, its fruits are shaped like beads. The common linden ( T. × europaea L.) is said to be a hybrid of the widely distributed T. platyphyllos Scop. and T. cordata Mill., and is called common linden in English. The linden tree, or lindenbaum (German name Lindenbaum), that is sung about in Schubert's song is the common linden. Along with the common linden, it has been planted in Europe for centuries as a shade tree or avenue tree, and the avenue of trees on Unter den Linden in Berlin is famous. ...

From [Lined Tree]

...There are about 30 species of linden trees in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere, and in Europe they are important roadside and park trees, and the fiber of their bark is widely used. In Europe, the linden tree is said to refer to T. platyphyllos Scop., T. cordata Mill., and their hybrid T. × europaea L. (English name: common linden). The linden tree, under which Shakyamuni is said to have attained enlightenment and become a Buddha, is considered a sacred tree in Buddhism and Hinduism. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "common linden" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中国の原産で果実を数珠とする。セイヨウシナノキTeuropaea L.はヨーロッパに広く分布するナツボダイジュT.platyphyllos Scop.とフユボダイジュT.cordata Mill.の雑種といわれ,英名をcommon lindenという。シューベルトの歌曲にうたわれる菩提樹すなわちリンデンバウム(独名Lindenbaum)はナツボダイジュのことで,セイヨウシナノキとともにヨーロッパでは数世紀前から日陰樹または並木として植栽され,ベルリンのウンター・デン・リンデンの並木は名高い。…

【ボダイジュ(菩提樹)】より

…ボダイジュの仲間のシナノキは,北半球温帯域に約30種あり,ヨーロッパでは重要な街路樹,公園樹となっているし,樹皮の繊維が広く利用されている。ヨーロッパのリンデンlindenと呼ばれるものは,ナツボダイジュT.platyphyllos Scop.とフユボダイジュT.cordata Mill.およびその雑種のセイヨウシナノキTeuropaea L.(英名common linden)をさすといわれる。 釈迦が,その木の下で菩提を成就し,仏となったという菩提樹は,仏教やヒンドゥー教で神聖な木とされている。…

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