I was doing some research and I figure I should go into more depth:
Out of the striped variegations there are the following (these are not exhaustive):
Fukurin (覆輪, lit. ornamental border) - Marginal stripes, one on both edges of the leaf.
Types of Fukurin:
Dai-fukurin - Large marginal variegation
Ito-fukurin - Thin marginal variegation
Mimizuri - Thin marginal variegation that disappears towards the tip of the leaf
Tsume-fu - Marginal variegation just at the tip of the leaf
Kon-fukurin - Bluish green marginal variegation (darker than the main part of the leaf as opposed to yellow or white)
Naka-fu - Central stripe. Inverse marginal stripe. Sometimes this is considered fukurin, sometimes it's it's own category.
Genpei (源平, lit. Genji & Heike Clans, fig. two opposing sides) - Half and half variegation. One side of the leaf is variegated other side is green.
Genpei Types:
Genpei-jima - Half the leaf is solid white or yellow, the other half is striped.
Shima (縞) - Stripes. When used without additional specification can mean any type of striping, or just random striping.
Shima Types:
Kushi-me - Thin alternating stripes as if streaked with a comb.
Kon-Shima - Darker bluish green stripes
Chirifu-shima - Streaky, blurred stripes (what I originally referred to as nishiki)
Hade-shima - Mostly white or yellow leaves with a few subtle streaks of green
Jimi-shima - Mostly green with a few subtle streaks of variegation
My most current research suggests that "Nishiki" is often used as a catchall phrase for indistinct striping, which often ends up being fine streaky variegation. It says that the term "Nishiki-ba" used to be used in the Edo period to refer to all types of variegation. Which explains why the term Nishiki seems to be more hit or miss.
Last edited by Hakumin; 07-01-2014 at 05:29 PM..
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