South-sea myrtle

Japanese: south-sea myrtle(英語表記)southseamyrtle
South-sea myrtle

…In Japan, it is a flowering tree of the Myrtaceae family, an evergreen shrub that is mainly cultivated in pots. There are about 30 species of the genus Leptospermum (English name south-sea myrtle) known from Australia to Tasmania, New Zealand and Malaysia, many of which bear beautiful flowers similar to plum blossoms. Most species are shrubs, but some species grow to be tall trees of about 10 meters. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "south-sea myrtle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…花木として,日本ではもっぱら鉢物で栽培される常緑小低木のフトモモ科の花木。 ネズモドキ属Leptospermum(英名south‐sea myrtle)はオーストラリアを中心にタスマニア,ニュージーランドからマレーシア地域にかけて約30種が知られ,ウメに似た美しい花をつける種が多い。ほとんどの種は低木だが,高さ10mほどの高木になる種もある。…

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