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Ahpolki Inika wrote: Wait, what about the Nang Tani ? She's pretty much a tree spirit that inhabits/haunts banana tress. Both the Kodama and the Nang Tani work since they are Tree Spirits. In fact, they are astonishingly similar.

The Kodama is a youkai that inhabits a tree, and cutting it down is said to bring misfortune. Trees believed to house a Kodama are marked by tying them with a shimenawa rope.

The Nang Tani also inhabits/haunts a tree, in her case it's just more specific: A banana tree. Cutting down a banana tree whose clump is inhabited by a Nang Tani is said to be a bad omen. People often tie the trunks of banana trees said to be haunted by Nang Tani with a length of colored silk.