Opuntia; prickly pear

Japanese: ウチワサボテン（英語表記）opuntia; prickly pear

A general term for a group of cacti whose stems are fan-shaped and flattened into elliptical segments, some of which can reach several meters in height. There are about 300 species of the Opuntia genus, as well as several other genera, which are distributed mainly in Mexico, but there are also cold-tolerant species and the distribution is wider. One of these, O. tuna , is cultivated for its sweet and sour fruit, which is edible, and is also used as animal feed. It is generally cultivated as an ornamental plant.

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Japanese:

サボテンのなかで，茎がうちわ状に平たい楕円形の茎節になる群の総称で，高さ数mに達する種類もある。オプンチア属 Opuntiaの約 300種をはじめ数属の植物がメキシコを中心に分布しているが，寒さに強い種もあり分布は広い。そのうちの1種 O. tunaは甘ずっぱい果実を食用にするため栽培され，また飼料にも用いられる。一般では観賞用によく栽培される。

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