α-Amyrin

Japanese: α-アミリン - あるふぁあみりん
α-Amyrin

...Succulent plants of the Euphorbia genus of the Euphorbiaceae family are collectively called euphorbia or succulent euphorbia in horticulture. In recent years, some reports have also been published that treat the Euphorbia genus as an oil plant. Succulent euphorbia is a large group of over 500 species, distributed mainly in Africa and Madagascar, as well as Arabia, India, Mexico, and other places. The morphology of succulent euphorbia is extremely diverse, with a rich variety comparable to that of the Cactaceae family.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "α-amyrin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…トウダイグサ科トウダイグサ属Euphorbiaのうちの多肉植物を,園芸的にはユーフォルビアあるいは多肉ユーフォルビアと総称する。また近年,石油植物としてトウダイグサ属をユーフォルビアの名で扱う報告書も見られる。多肉ユーフォルビアは500種をこす大群で,アフリカ,マダガスカルを中心に,アラビア,インド,メキシコなどに分布する。 多肉ユーフォルビアの形態はきわめて多様で,サボテン科に匹敵するほど変化に富む。…

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