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Amami winter berry / Rubus amaminus / Amami fuyu-ichigo / アマミフユイチゴ 奄美大島と徳之島のみに生息する野生の果実は、奄美大島では島の最高峰である湯湾岳 (694m)の山頂の森に生息する。地表近くに育ち、丸く荒い縁の緑の葉は、密な毛に覆われている濃い緑の葉脈があり、イチゴに似た小さな赤い実を少量付ける。花は雨季に咲き、夏には実を付けるため、多くの人は名前の由来を不思議がる。
Ryukyu rose strawberry / Rubus croceacanthus / Ryukyu bara-ichigo / リュウキュウバライチゴ 高さ１～２ｍに育ち、果実を付ける低木は、琉球諸島の山中の森の端に生息し、北は本州中部の静岡県まで見られる。枝は濃い毛で覆われていて、先が尖った葉は縁に鋸歯がある。白い花は直径4cmほどで、晩冬から早春にかけて咲く。その後に付ける実は、濃い赤で大きさは1㎝程で食べられる。
Berries
Amami winter berry / Rubus amaminus / Amami fuyu-ichigo / アマミフユイチゴ
The wild Amami winter berry grows only on Amami-Oshima and neighboring Tokunoshima Island. On Amami-Oshima it is found in the forest near the summit of Mt. Yuwandake, the highest peak on the island at 694 meters. The plant grows close to the ground and has round, rough-edged green leaves with dark-green veins that are covered with dense hairs. It bears a few small red berries similar to strawberries. The flowers bloom in the rainy season, and the plant bears its fruit in summer, leading many people to wonder how it got its name.
Ryukyu rose berry / Rubus croceacanthus / Ryukyu bara-ichigo / リュウキュウバライチゴ
The bushes of this berry plant grow to a height of 1 to 2 meters, and are found on the edges of mountain forests from the Ryukyu Islands north to Shizuoka Prefecture in central Honshu. The branches are covered with dense hair, and the leaves have serrated edges and sharp tips. White flowers about 4 centimeters in diameter bloom from late winter to early spring. The berries that appear later are dark red, about 1 centimeter across, and sweet.
