Buckleya lanceolata (parasitic shrub)
A rare parasitic deciduous shrub native to Japan; also known as ツクバネ. Botanical term.
See also: ツクバネ
Buckleya lanceolata is a parasitic shrub that grows in mountain forests.
Tsukubane (koginoko) is a plant of the sandalwood family.
Kanji spelling is rare and obscure; the word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling is also acceptable, though katakana is more typical for plant names.
The origin of the name is uncertain; the kanji 胡鬼の子 literally means 'child of a foreign demon', but this is likely ateji or a folk etymology.