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Phillyrea latifolia, commonly known as green olive tree or mock privet, is a species of tree in the family Oleaceae. [3] It is native to the Mediterranean Basin , from Morocco and Portugal in the west, to the Levant in the east.
Phillyrea is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, and naturalized in the Canary Islands and Madeira. [ 2 ] They are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing to 3–9 m tall, related to Ligustrum , Olea and Osmanthus .
Sclerophyll woodland in Tuscany, Italy. The type of sclerophyllic trees in the Palearctic flora region include the holm oak (Quercus ilex), myrtle (Myrtus communis), strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), wild olive (Olea europaea), laurel (Laurus nobilis), mock privet (Phillyrea latifolia), the Italian buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus), etc. [4]
During the Feudal era in Japanese history, the five Kiso trees were protected from cutting by common people and their cutting was reserved only for the residences and temples of the elite. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Kiso timber was favored for government buildings and mansions of the daimyo during the Edo period . [ 3 ]
Washi (和紙) is traditional Japanese paper processed by hand using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub, or the paper mulberry (kōzo) bush. Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan 2016 01059: Thirty-three float festivals around Japan held annually to pray to the gods for peace and protection from natural ...
Japan has significant diversity in flora. Of approximately 5,600 total vascular plant species, almost 40% are endemic. [1] This richness is due to the significant variation in latitude and altitude across the country, a diversity of climatic conditions due to monsoons, and multiple geohistorical incidences of connections with the mainland.
The culture of Japan has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, ...
The kabutomushi, Japanese rhinoceros beetle, is a ubiquitous design motif for pop culture mascots. In addition to Heracross , whose base form is inspired by the rhinoceros beetle, [ 14 ] other characters based on, or inspired by, the rhinoceros beetle include Medabee ( Medabots ), Gravity Beetle ( Mega Man X3 ), and Kabuterimon ( Digimon ).