Genus: Ooiwagiri-sozoku

Japanese: オオイワギリソウ属 - おおいわぎりそうぞく
Genus: Ooiwagiri-sozoku

…About 75 species are distributed from Brazil to Mexico, and several of them are cultivated. However, it is closely related to the genus Sinningia (Gloxinia), and in recent years it has often been lumped together with this genus. It has a flattened, spherical bulb (tuber) and upright stems with opposite elliptical leaves. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ブラジルからメキシコにかけて約75種が分布し,そのうち数種が栽培される。しかしオオイワギリソウ属Sinningia(グロキシニア)にごく近縁で,最近はオオイワギリソウ属に合一されることも多い。扁平な球状の球根(塊茎)を有し,直立した茎に対生に楕円状の葉をつける。…

※「オオイワギリソウ属」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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