Does this plant actually exist?!
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I am a translator of Japanese comics into English and I recently came across this reference to a plant called "aihagi" in Japanese. I can't find the English for it in any of my dictionaries. According to the description it has 1 large leaf and 2 smaller leaves attached together to the stem of the larger leaf, and the 2 smaller leaves constantly spin in an ellipse. Has anyone heard of such a thing? It is possible that it is just a made-up plant and doesn't exist (although it's presented as "nonfiction"), but if it does, I would love to know the scientific or common name for it. I also have a scan of the accompanying illustration of it. If seeing it would help, please e-mail me and I will send it to you. I appreciate any help you can give in advance. Thanks! Sincerely, Kumar |
Does this plant actually exist?!
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Kumar Sivasubramanian wrote: I am a translator of Japanese comics into English and I recently came across this reference to a plant called "aihagi" in Japanese. I can't find the English for it in any of my dictionaries. According to the description it has 1 large leaf and 2 smaller leaves attached together to the stem of the larger leaf, and the 2 smaller leaves constantly spin in an ellipse. Has anyone heard of such a thing? It is possible that it is just a made-up plant and doesn't exist (although it's presented as "nonfiction"), but if it does, I would love to know the scientific or common name for it. There's a plant called the "telegraph plant" or "semaphore plant": Desmodium gyrans n : erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine [syn: telegraph plant, semaphore plant, Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium motorium, Desmodium gyrans] I got 347 hits on "Desmodium gyrans" on google.com, including an article about a guy in Thailand who grows them and calls them "dancing plants". |
Does this plant actually exist?!
There's a plant called the "telegraph plant" or "semaphore plant":
Desmodium gyrans n : erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine [syn: telegraph plant, semaphore plant, Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium motorium, Desmodium gyrans] I got 347 hits on "Desmodium gyrans" on google.com, including an article about a guy in Thailand who grows them and calls them "dancing plants". Wow! This is exactly what I was looking for. I appreciate it. Thanks! Kumar |
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