Yasei Kinoko - Wild Mushrooms of Japan, by Thierry Consigny

　

Glosssary of Japanese trees, in Latin, English, French and German

Some mushrooms have an intimate mycelial/root (mycorrhizal) association with specific trees. In Gunma prefecture for example, over 100 mushrooms have a unique micorrhizal relation with either beech, birch, larch, hemlock or spruce.

The list below will help to identify a few common tree from their names in Japanese, Latin, English, French and German.

Japanese Latin English Francais Deutsch
Buna Fagus Beech Hetre Buche
Enoki Celtis Hackberry
Nettle-tree		 Micocoulier Zuergel
Zuergelbaum
Hakoyanagi Populus Poplar
Aspen		 Peuplier Pappel
Hannoki Alnus Alder Aune Erle
Hashibami Corylus Hazelnut
Hazel		 Noisetier Hazel
Himaraya Sugi Cedrus Cedar Cedre Zeder
Hinoki Cypressacae White cedar Cedre blanc
Thuya du Canada		 Lebensbaum
Zypress
Icho Ginkgo Ginkgo
Maidenhair tree		 Ginko
Arbre aux 40 ecus		 Ginkgobaum
Karamatsu Larix Larch Meleze Laerche
Katsura Cerdiphyllum Katsura tree Cerdidophylle du Japon Katsurabaum
Kaya Torreya Torreya Torreya Stinkeibe
Nusseleibe
Keyaki Zelkova Zelkova Zelcova Zelkowa
Konara Quercus Oak Chene Eiche
Koyamaki Sciadopytis Umbrella-pine Pin a ombrelles Schirmtanne
Koyozan Cunninghamia Chinafir Cunninghamia Cunninghamiae
Spiesstanne
Kunugi Quercus acutissima - Chene a dents de soie -
Kuri Castanes Chesnut Chataignier Kastanie
Kuwa Morus Mulberry Murier Maulbeerbaum
Matsu Pinus Pine Pin Kiefer
Foehre
Mizunara Quercus mongolica - Chene de mongolie -
Momi Abietoideae Spruce Sapin Tanne
Nire Ulmus Elm Orme Ulme
Ruester
Sekaia Yamesugi Sequoia sempervirens Redwood Sequoia toujours vert Immergruenesequoia
Eiben-Zypresse
Kuensten-Sequoia
Shiinoki Castanopsis Castanopsis Castanopside Castanopsis
Shirakamba Betula Birch Bouleau Birke
Sugi Cryptomeria Cryptomeria Cryptomeria du Japon
Sugi japonais		 Sicheltanne
Tohi Picea Spruce Epicea Fichte
Tsuga Tsuga Hemlock Tsuga Hemlockstanne
Yamashide Carpinus Hornbeam Charme Hornbaum
Hainbaum
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