An evergreen tree of the Sapindaceae family (APG classification: Sapindaceae), native to Africa, and an upright tall tree. The number of chromosomes is 2 n = 32. The leaves are even-pinnately compound, with 3-4 pairs, and the leaflets are obovate-oblong, glabrous, 10-odd centimeters long, entire, with a pointed tip and a wedge-shaped base. The flowers are whitish-green and grow in racemes 7-10 centimeters long. The fruit is a three-lobed capsule, 6 centimeters long and 4 centimeters wide, egg-shaped. It ripens pink-red, splits into three parts, and each lobe contains one oblong seed with a white aril at the base. The aril can be eaten raw or fried in oil. The unripe fruit is poisonous. It is also often used as a roadside tree, and perfume is extracted from the flowers. It is common in West India. It is commonly eaten in Jamaica. [Muneo Iizuka September 17, 2020] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
ムクロジ科(APG分類:ムクロジ科)の常緑樹で、アフリカ原産の直立性高木。染色体数は2n=32である。葉は偶数羽状複葉で、3~4対、小葉は倒卵状長楕円(ちょうだえん)形で無毛、長さ十数センチメートル、全縁で先は尖(とが)り、基部はくさび形。花は白緑色で、長さ7~10センチメートルの総状花序につく。果実は3室からなる蒴果(さくか)で、長さ6センチメートル、幅4センチメートルの卵状。桃赤色に熟し、3裂開し、各室に1粒ずつ、基部に白色の仮種皮をもった長楕円形の種子を現す。仮種皮は生食や油炒(いた)めにする。未熟果は有毒である。また、街路樹によく、花からは香水をとる。西インドに多い。ジャマイカではよく食べられている。 [飯塚宗夫 2020年9月17日] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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