February Daphne

Japanese: february Daphne(英語表記)februaryDaphne
February Daphne

...All are shrubs, and the bast fibers of their bark are strong and are used in papermaking. Many also flower in early spring, such as the European native D. mezereum L. (English name: february Daphne) (illustration) and D. cneorum L. (English name: garland flower), and the Chinese and Taiwanese native D. genkwa Sieb.et Zucc. (English name: lilac Daphne), all of which are deciduous shrubs and are cultivated as garden trees. Some contain the toxic glycoside daphnin, but they are sometimes used for medicinal purposes. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "february Daphne" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…すべて低木で,樹皮の靱皮繊維が強く,製紙などに利用される。また,春先に開花するものが多く,ヨーロッパ原産のヨウシュジンチョウゲD.mezereum L.(英名february Daphne)(イラスト)やD.cneorum L.(英名garland flower),中国・台湾原産のサツマフジD.genkwa Sieb.et Zucc.(英名lilac Daphne)などは,いずれも落葉低木で庭木として栽植される。有毒な配糖体のダフニンdaphninなどを含有するものもあるが,薬用とされることがある。…

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