Gentian (rindoo)

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Gentian (rindoo)
***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Mid-autumn, others see below
***** Category: Plant

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Explanation




rindoo 竜胆 / 龍胆 (りんどう) Rindo,
Japanese gentian, autumn bellflower
sasarindoo 笹龍胆（ささりんどう）
Gentiana scabra

tsururindoo , tsuru rindoo 蔓龍胆（つるりんどう）
Tripterospermum japonicum

miyama rindoo 深山龍胆（みやまりんどう）
"gentian in the deep mountains"
Gentiana nipponica

asamarindoo, asama rindoo 朝熊龍胆（あさまりんどう）
Gentiana sikokiana
from the region of Mount Asama　浅間山

Tsukushi rindoo 筑紫龍胆（つくしりんどう）
Kyushu gentian, from Tsukushi in northern Kyushu.

Ezo rindoo 蝦夷龍胆（えぞりんどう） Hokkaido gentian
Gentiana triflora var. japonica
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blue gentian, the "forked flame"


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kigo for late autumn



senburi 千振 (せんぶり) Japanese green gentian
Swertia japonica, family of feltwort
tooyaku 当薬（とうやく） dried senburi, used for medicine
senburi toru 千振採る（せんぶりとる） pulling Japanese green gentian

It is used to treat many diseases through internal or external use, for example hair lotion and skin disorders.

. Kanpo - Chinese medicine and kigo 　


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kigo for all winter

. karerindoo, kare rindoo 枯龍胆（かれりんどう） 　
withered gentian


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kigo for late spring

haru rindoo 春龍胆 (はるりんどう) gentian in spring
Gentiana thunbergii

fude rindoo 筆龍胆 (ふでりんどう) "brush gentian"
Gentiana zollingeri Fawcett

koke rindoo 苔龍胆 こけりんどう 晩春 "moss gentian"
Gentiana squarrosa


. Plants in Spring - SAIJIKI .


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Worldwide use

Enzian

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Yemen

Arabian gentian, also called persian violet
Exacum affine

This plant blooms in summer on Island Socotra.

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coming out
of ancient stones ...
persian violets

Heike Gewi



Begonia socotrana
. Socotra Island
YEMEN SAIJIKI 　



It may be interesting to know that it was visited by ancient Indian mariners in the early centuries of Christian era, as a halting station to the Middle East/East African coast and also for exchange of goods with the Arabian sailors.
In some ancient Sanskrit texts it is called 'Sukhaantar' or 'Sukhtardvip'.
Definitely, Socotra is having a hoary past, and it is not just 'persian violets' there!

Sunil Uniyal
Kigo Hotline, October 2010


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Things found on the way

Gentian as a Japanese Family Crest
家紋 竜胆



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垂直に背筋伸ばして筆竜胆　　
suichoku ni sesuji nobashite fude rindoo

vertically
it streches its back -
this gentian flower


Daisuke 大介
with photo HERE
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ryuusimutou2/53310402.html


Gentiana zollingeri


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Related words

***** Chijima kikyoo 千島桔梗 (ちしまききょう)
"bellflower from Chijima"
Chijimagikyoo チシマギキョウ
Campanula chamissonis

kigo for late summer


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kikyoo 桔梗 bellflowers
***** WKD ... Seven Herbs of Autumn



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