...A group of succulents from the family Vulaceae, mainly distributed in South Africa, is collectively called Mesembryanthema, or Mesembryanthemum, in ornamental horticulture. Linnaeus once treated them as a single genus, Mesembryanthemum , but in the 20th century, L. Bolus of the University of Cape Town and NE Brown of the Botanical Gardens, Kew, among others, subdivided them into as many as 120 genera. They include more than 2,000 species, and are a large group of succulents on a par with cacti, but unlike cacti, they have a different tendency to become fleshy, with fleshy leaves. ... *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Mesembryanthemum" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ツルナ科のうち,南アフリカを分布の中心とする多肉植物の一群を観賞園芸上メセンブリアンテマMesembryanthema類,略してメセンと総称している。かつてリンネはメセンブリアンテムム属Mesembryanthemumの1属で扱ったが,20世紀になって,ケープ大学のボルスL.Bolusやキュー植物園のブラウンN.E.Brownなどによって120属もに細分された。2000種以上を含み,サボテンと並ぶ多肉植物の大群であるが,サボテンとは多肉化の傾向が異なり,葉が多肉質になる。… ※「Mesembryanthemum」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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