中国から長崎へ移入しました。当時鎖国中の日本では珍しい渡来物を「オランダ物」と呼んでいた事と、頭の発達した肉瘤が獅子の頭を彷彿とさせた事からそう呼ばれたと言われています。

This variety was brought to Nagasaki Prefecture from China. It was named “Oranda Shishigashira” meaning “Dutch lion head” because all rare imports were called “Dutch goods” due to an isolation policy of the time, and the lump on its head is reminiscent of a lion’s head.