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''hortensis''〔Makino.〕 ''longipinnatus''〔L.H. Bailey.〕 |trinomial = |trinomial_authority = Makino |synonyms = Nakai |}} The Sakurajima radish or Sakurajima daikon (, ''Sakurajima daikon'') is a special cultivar of the Japanese radish named for its original place of cultivation, the former island of Sakurajima in Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture. It is the biggest radish variety in the world.〔''Guinness World Records''.〕 Its regular weight is about , although big ones can be as much as . It grows as large as in diameter. It is also sometimes known in Japanese as ''shimadekon'' (, "island daikon"). The three varieties are early, middle, and late, but the most commonly encountered form is the late. The seeding period is from last August to first September and the harvest season is from December to February. To reach full size, special care needs to be taken with the region's volcanic-ash soil. ==Names== In English, the Sakurajima radish is also sometimes known as the Sakurajima island giant radish, giant daikon, or jumbo daikon.〔Porcher, Michel. ''Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database''. "(Sorting Raphanus names )". University of Melbourne (Melbourne), 1995 (created) & 2010 (last modified). Accessed 22 Jun 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sakurajima radish」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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