Japanese bigleaf magnolia, Japanese whitebark magnolia
Konara oak
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Oak
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Scientific Name
F. Magnoliaceae; Magnolia obovata
F. Fagacaeae; Quercus serrata
F. Valerianaceae; Patrinia scabiosifolia
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Distribution
Native to China; cultivated in Japan
Appearance
Seasonal Association
Summer
Notes
There are significant disagreements over the interpretation of this term, with some scholars regarding it as an equivalent for the generic expression for oak (hahaso), or referring to new leaves growing on specific types of oak tree. Other scholars, however, do not regard it as referring to oaks at all, but widely differing plants. There is evidence for both interpretations in the poems, as in MYS XVI: 3826 the konotegasipa is used for an image of old age in Nara, which is often associated with oaks, while in MYS XX: 4387, it is a metaphor for a young woman the poet has had to leave behind.