일본목련

일본목련 (Magnolia obovata, 왕후박, Whiteleaf Japanese Magnolia, ホオノキ)

목련과의 낙엽활엽교목으로 일본이 원산, 1920년경에 도입된 식물이다. 높이 20m. 꽃은 5월에 잎이 핀 다음에 가지 끝에 1개씩 위를 향해 달리고 유백색으로 지름이 15cm로 향기가 강하다. 열매는 골돌로 긴 타원형이며 10월에 성숙한다. 수형이 아름다워 공원, 유원지, 정원 등의 조원수로 많이 쓰인다. 목재는 재질이 부드럽고 잔금이 생기지 않으므로 악기나 정밀기의 목질부, 조각재 등으로 쓸 수 있다.

Magnolia obovata, the Japanese cucumber tree, Japanese bigleaf magnolia, or Japanese whitebark magnolia, is a species of Magnolia, native to Japan and the adjacent Kurile Islands. It grows at altitudes near sea level up to 1,800 m in mixed broadleaf forests.

It is a medium-sized deciduous tree 15–30 m tall, with slate grey bark. The leaves are large, and the flowers are also large, cup-shaped, 15–20 cm diameter. They have a strong scent, and are produced in early summer after the leaves expand. The fruit is an oblong-cylindric aggregate of follicles 12–20 cm long and 6 cm broad, bright pinkish red, each follicle containing one or two black seeds with a fleshy orange-red coating.

The wood is strong, light, and easy to work, sought by craftsmen. In parts of Japan, the large leaves are used for wrapping food, and also as a makeshift dish to grill meat or vegetables, such as leeks, mushrooms, and miso in hoba miso.

 

 

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