…In Okinawa, it is used as a garden tree or hedge, but is usually grown in a pot for decoration. In China, the red flowers of the species are used as a food dye, similar to perilla, and in tropical Asia, it is said to be used to polish shoes, and is also known as shoe flower. In southern Okinawa, it is called goshouka, and there is a custom of planting it in cemeteries to pray for the happiness of the dead in the afterlife. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "shoe flower" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…沖縄では庭木,生垣とするが,通常,鉢植えで観賞する。中国では赤花種の花を食用染料としてシソなどと同様に用い,また熱帯アジアでは靴をみがくのに利用するといわれ,shoe flowerの別名がある。沖縄南部では後生花(ごしようか)と呼ばれ,死人の後生の幸福を願って墓地に植栽する習慣がある。… ※「shoe flower」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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