The daidai (Japanese:
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Citrus aurantium daidai |
The daidai originated in the Himalayas. It spread to the Yangtze valley region and later to Japan. The colour of the fruit loses its yellowish hue and becomes greener in the spring.
The native Japanese word for the color orange, (だいだい
Uses
editThere are two main cultivars, kabusu (カブス) and kaiseitō (
Cultural aspect
editThe name daidai, originally meaning "several generations" (and written as (
Daidai is used as a decoration in Japanese New Year celebrations, such as Shimekazari, as a symbol of the family to continue for generations, and people place a fruit on top of kagami mochi, a stack of two to three round and flat mochi. This use is believed to date from the Edo period.[4]
It has not yet been resolved as a true species by The Plant List.[5]
References
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佐藤 治雄 (15 February 2005). "ダイダイ Citrus aurantium".大阪 百 樹 [Osaka Hyakuju]. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 2017-10-02. - ^ Dolf De Rovira (28 February 2008). Dictionary of Flavors. John Wiley & Sons. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-470-38484-8.
- ^ Yoshio Hada. "ダイダイ Citrus aurantium(ミカン
科 ミカン属 )" [Daidai C. aurantium (Citrus Rutaceae)]. Ecology and Topics of Plants (in Japanese). Okayama University of Science. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2017-10-02. - ^ From a botanical essay by (菩多
尼 訶). Botanica (January 2005). "第 二 十 八 話 ダイダイ" [#28 Daidai]. Mampitsu Botanica [Botanica's Essays] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 October 2017. - ^ "Citrus daidai Siebold ex Hayata is an unresolved name". Retrieved 18 January 2017.