Trillium genus

Japanese: エンレイソウ属 - えんれいそうぞく
Trillium genus

...Trillium and white-flowered trillium are found throughout Japan, while Trillium trillium is found in Hokkaido. Many species of the Trillium genus (English names: birth-root, wake-robin) are found in North America, and one species is found in the Himalayas. Plants in the Trillium genus have many advantages as research materials for cytogenetics, such as large chromosomes, a small number of chromosomes, and the appearance of various patterns (discoloration patterns) on the chromosomes when treated at low temperatures. Research by botanists at Hokkaido University has produced world-class results. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Trillium genus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…エンレイソウとシロバナエンレイソウは日本全土に,オオバナエンレイソウは北海道に分布する。エンレイソウ属Trillium(英名birth‐root,wake‐robin)は北アメリカに多数の種が分布し,ヒマラヤにも1種ある。 エンレイソウ属の植物は染色体が大きいこと,数が少ないこと,また低温処理をすると染色体にさまざまな模様(退色模様)があらわれることなど,細胞遺伝学の研究材料として数多くの利点をもっており,北海道大学の植物学者たちの研究によって世界的な成果があげられた。…

※「エンレイソウ属」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。

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