The Origin of the Name "Wan Xiang" for the Succulent Plant
If you want to learn about the introduction of the succulent plant Wan Xiang and the origin of its name, please refer to the detailed introduction below.
Wan Xiang, a variety loved by many succulent plant enthusiasts, has a name that can be puzzling. A few days ago, I visited a forum where a netizen explained this, and although the accuracy is not verified, I still转载 it here for everyone's reference:
The name "Wan Xiang" (maughanii) in the Haworthia genus comes from the Chinese characters in the Japanese name, and the original namer was Mr. Shiraishi Kousuke of Japan.
When Mr. Shiraishi Kousuke of Yuugen Kaisha Kakusen-en in Japan saw this unique plant form, he thought its leaves resembled the feet of an elephant (elephant's feet) and also thought of the Chinese idiom "Senro Wan Xiang," which also suited this unique plant form. Thus, he took the last two characters of "Senro Wan Xiang" to name the difficult-to-remember English name "maughanii" as the Chinese characters "Wan Xiang." Therefore, the name "Wan Xiang" contains two meanings: "elephant's feet" and "Senro Wan Xiang."
In September of Showa 11 (which is September 1936), Mr. Shiraishi Kousuke officially introduced the plant maughanii in his garden magazine "Yuugen Kaisha Kakusen-en Report" and named it "Wan Xiang" for the first time.
Later, in the book "The World of Succulent Plants," Mr. Matsui Kenji directly continued to use Mr. Shiraishi Kousuke's naming: "Wan Xiang" to introduce maughanii. Although there were some controversies at the time, no better name was found, so the name "Wan Xiang" has been used ever since.
The above is [] about the origin of the name "Wan Xiang" for the succulent plant, hoping it is helpful to you!