noun
Maesa japonica (species of flowering plant)
A species of flowering plant in the primrose family, native to East Asia. Botanical term; learners may encounter it in nature guides or botanical contexts.
イズセンリョウは山地の林内に自生する常緑低木です。
Maesa japonica is an evergreen shrub that grows wild in mountain forests.
Katakana spelling is common for plant names; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant is usually referred to in kana.
The name likely derives from the Izu region (伊豆) and the plant 千両 (せんりょう, Sarcandra glabra), due to a resemblance, but the exact origin is uncertain.