Kanji: 針桐
Romaji: Harigiri
Genus & species: Kalopanax pictus
Family & subfamily:Araliaceae (The Ivy family)
Notes: spiny trunk, deciduous
Specimen at Takayama: there is a massive one at House 38, and one in the wood between the Chapel and House 22
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalopanax
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