HI. Can anyone identify this seed/plant? I found it from Japanese import car and I'm curious about it. Of course I have never seen anything like that before, I live in Finland.
Thank you for your replies. So it is from Kaki, I see it now too.
My car is JDM (Japanese domestic market) car so it was made in Japan and sold only to Japan. It was later imported to Finland, after spending 14 years at Japan.
You can close this thread now, I got my answer. Thank you!
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It looks to me like the calyx from a persimmon.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It is very hard and seed-like. 4 clovers are brittle. I found it from heater matrix/blower. Does persimmon grow in Japan?
Was your car made in Japan? Most Japanese companies have car plants in Europe now so they can sell more cars without import controls and taxes.
Persimmons are commonly grown in Japan. https://www.tsunagujapan.com/seven-things-about-persimmons-a-popular-autumn-fruit-in-japan/
However they're also grown in many other places across the globe where the climate suits.
If you look on this site https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Dried-Persimmon-fruit-pedicel-Persimmon-calyx_60245112909.html
and scroll down you'll see the calyx in its dried form as used in herbal medicines ... they look like the one in your photo.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It’s not a seed, the seeds are inside the fruit.
Thank you for your replies. So it is from Kaki, I see it now too.
My car is JDM (Japanese domestic market) car so it was made in Japan and sold only to Japan. It was later imported to Finland, after spending 14 years at Japan.
You can close this thread now, I got my answer. Thank you!