...A woody plant of the Asteraceae family endemic to Ogasawara. There is only one species in one genus, and so far no closely related genera have been identified. Of the 72 genera of the Asteraceae family native to Japan, only Dendrocacalia is a fully-fledged woody plant, with a tree height of 4m and a diameter at breast height of 10cm, and bark that splits vertically. The leaves are evergreen, somewhat thick, and alternate. Flowering season is December to February. All flowers are pale pink-purple heads of tubular flowers. The flower heads are arranged in dense corymbs at the ends of the branches. In the Ogasawara Islands, it only grows on Hahajima and Mukojima. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Dendrocacalia" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…小笠原特産のキク科の木本植物。1属1種で,今のところまだ近縁属は明らかにされていない。日本に自生するキク科72属のうち,ワダンノキ属Dendrocacaliaのみが本格的な木本であり,樹高は4m,胸高直径は10cmに達し,樹皮は縦に裂ける。葉は常緑で,やや厚く,互生する。花期は12~2月。花はすべて筒状花からなる頭花で,淡紅紫色。頭花は枝端に密な散房状花序に配列される。小笠原諸島の中で,母島と聟島にのみ生育する。… ※「Dendrocacalia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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