Rasha Chabo Nishiki 羅紗矮鶏錦 is a poorly documented Neofinetia plant. I have not seen any other description other than what I understand the Romanji stands for--which is a little risky for non-Japanese to translate. I'll try anyway. Hopefully friends like "Hakumin" will see this thread and opine! Here goes my version: Rasha and Nishiki are two Romanji words that describe texture. When these two words come together, they give the understanding that the plant is a rough textured plant. Nishiki is often used to describe texture, not variegation. The word "chabo" is in English "chicken". But I think in this case, chabo describes how the leaves are upright, like the tail feathers of a rooster. Roosters are highly venerated animals in Asia. In fact, this is the Year of the Rooster. Back to this plant. Rasha Chabo Nishiki is a rough textured upright leafed Furan. That is my take but I defer to anyone to correct my understanding of this plant.
Yodo-No-Matsu 淀の松 is a bean leaf plant. It is very similar to Tomakongou but the difference is their provenance. Tomakongou is from a morph of Amami Island Furan and is considered one of the first bean leafs so identified. Yodonomatsu is another bean leaf from another location in Japan, I think it comes from Kyoto. Again, this could be incorrect. Yodonomatsu can grow larger than Tomakongou but my plant is smaller than my Tomakongou. However Yodo does clump up to appear like a multi-branched pine tree. Hence its name.
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