Japanese photinia; Photinia glabra
A species of evergreen shrub in the rose family, native to Japan, often used for hedges and ornamental planting. The name is usually written in kana.
I planted Japanese photinia as a hedge in the garden.
The red new leaves of the Japanese photinia are beautiful.
Katakana spelling is common in botanical contexts or when emphasizing the plant name.
Rare kanji spelling; 要 means 'pivot' or 'essential' and 黐 is an uncommon character for birdlime, possibly referring to the sticky nature of the plant's sap.
The name かなめもち is said to derive from 要 (kaname, 'pivot' or 'essential') and 黐 (mochi, 'birdlime'), possibly because the wood was used for arrow nocks or because the sticky sap resembles birdlime. The exact origin is uncertain.