イジュ

05:44 Jun 19, 2002
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Botany / botany
Japanese term or phrase: イジュ
花の名前です。学名ではない名前を探してます。


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4ssp.liukiuensis or ssp.mertensiana
tom_goto
4Schima wallichii or liukiuensis Bloemb
Naomi Ota
4Iju
mkj (X)
2needlewood
Satoshi Yamada (X)


  

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ssp.liukiuensis or ssp.mertensiana


Explanation:
学名 : Schima wallichii  
和名 : イジュ(ssp.liukiuensis) または、ヒメツバキ(ssp.mertensiana)

from - http://www.yonemura.co.jp/zukan/zukan-f/naiyou/izyu0.htm

tom_goto
Local time: 03:26
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

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neutral  qytabit: 「ssp.」は亜種を示す subspecies
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needlewood


Explanation:
needlewoodは、材木関連の資料と思われるWebサイトで見つけたものなので、花の種類という意味ではそぐわないかもしれません。
沖縄のイジュに近い小笠原のヒメツバキは、rosewoodが訛って「ロースード」と呼ばれているらしいのですが、rosewoodを辞書でひくと紫檀となります。
http://www.yonemura.co.jp/zukan/zukan-f/naiyou/izyu0.htm


    Reference: http://www.toolcenter.com/wood/cnames_n.html
    Reference: http://home.att.ne.jp/gold/km/plants/koyu.htm
Satoshi Yamada (X)
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Schima wallichii or liukiuensis Bloemb


Explanation:
英語名はSchima wallichii Korthals ssp. あるいはliukiuensis Bloembです。Schima wallichiiの方が一般的のようです。


    Reference: http://w1.nirai.ne.jp/~shoyakuf/eng/plants/iju.htm
Naomi Ota
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Iju


Explanation:
English Name Schima wallichii Korthals ssp. liukiuensis Bloemb

Okinawan name: Izu, Injanaki
Japanese name: Iju

The site below explains about the wood, but the name is very long and technical.

Since this plant is native mostly to Okinawa, why not leave it as Iju, Izu, or Injanaki and explain it in fine prints or in parentheses?


    Reference: http://w1.nirai.ne.jp/~shoyakuf/eng/plants/iju.htm
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