百日紅

“crape myrtle”

So called for the flowers glowing pink around summer to autumn. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

百日紅

1. Alternative name for 紫薇 (zǐwēi, “crape myrtle”).
2. Alternative name for 千日紅／千日红 (“Gomphrena globosa”).

Originally a compound of 猿 (saru, “monkey”) +‎ 滑り (suberi, “sliding, slipping”), from the smooth and slippery texture of the bark.

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 百日紅 / 百日红 (bǎirìhóng).

• (Tokyo) さるすべり [sàrúsúꜜbèrì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ɾɯ̟sɨbe̞ɾʲi]

百日紅(さるすべり) or 百日紅(サルスベリ) • (sarusuberi) 

1. the crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica

   Synonym: 猿滑 (sarunameri)

   Hypernym: 禊萩 (misohagi)

2. synonym of 姫沙羅 (hime-shara): a species of camellia, Stewartia monadelpha
3. (rare) synonym of 夏椿 (natsutsubaki): the Japanese stewartia, Stewartia pseudocamellia
4. (rare) synonym of 捩木 (nejiki) Lyonia ovalifolia
5. (rare) synonym of 山香ばし (yamakōbashi): a species of spicebush, Lindera glauca
6. (rare) synonym of 令法 (ryōbu): a species of clethra, Clethra barbinervis

• 縞(シマ)猿滑(サルスベリ) (shima sarusuberi)

• 猿辷(さるすべ)り (sarusuberi): endgame move in go

The on'yomi pronunciation of the compound borrowed from Chinese 百日紅 / 百日红 (bǎirìhóng).

• (Tokyo) ひゃくじつこー [hyàkújítsúꜜkòò] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
• (Tokyo) ひゃくじつこー [hyàkújíꜜtsùkòò] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ça̠kɯ̟ʑit͡sɨko̞ː]

百(ひゃく)日(じつ)紅(こう) or 百日紅(ヒャクジツコウ) • (hyakujitsukō) 

1. the crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica