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taotrooper) wrote2006-12-26 05:55 pm
taotrooper) wrote2006-12-26 05:55 pm
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Why the fuck am I searching on botanics in the Japanese Wikipedia?
Yeah, guess the fandom. Come on, guess. Of course, the one that started the fucking magnolia paranoia.
It all started when I looked for the kanji hiiragi (柊) in google, because I suddenly wanted to know what kind of holly is that one.
Guess what. It's not even a holly.
Turns out hiiragi's species is Osmanthus heterophyllus. But see, Osmanthus are from the family of olives and have nothing to do with Ilex, the genus of hollies.
Incidentally, though, one of its common names is "false holly" (because some of its variations do have holly-like leaves, I assume).
Hiiragi are shrubs (or, if tall enough, short trees), their fruits are dark blue and look a lot like holly's, and their flowers are small and white with a pleasant fragrance. They're more common in Japan and Taiwan.
And now some more botanics that won't -directly- have to do with Eriol:
- Sakura (桜), cherry blossom.
- Fuji (藤), also known as the Wisteria genus.
- Nadeshiko (撫子), also known as the Dianthus genus.
- And who can forget Prunus persica (桃), which is the peach tree?
Enough already. There are more flower names around, but I'm a bit dizzy already.
It all started when I looked for the kanji hiiragi (柊) in google, because I suddenly wanted to know what kind of holly is that one.
Guess what. It's not even a holly.
Turns out hiiragi's species is Osmanthus heterophyllus. But see, Osmanthus are from the family of olives and have nothing to do with Ilex, the genus of hollies.
Incidentally, though, one of its common names is "false holly" (because some of its variations do have holly-like leaves, I assume).
Hiiragi are shrubs (or, if tall enough, short trees), their fruits are dark blue and look a lot like holly's, and their flowers are small and white with a pleasant fragrance. They're more common in Japan and Taiwan.
And now some more botanics that won't -directly- have to do with Eriol:
- Sakura (桜), cherry blossom.
- Fuji (藤), also known as the Wisteria genus.
- Nadeshiko (撫子), also known as the Dianthus genus.
- And who can forget Prunus persica (桃), which is the peach tree?
Enough already. There are more flower names around, but I'm a bit dizzy already.