An annual plant of the legume family (illustration) with a strong fragrance. It grows 40-60 cm tall, with an erect stem that may be sparsely hairy. The leaves are alternate and trifoliate, with broad lanceolate leaflets 2-3 cm long. One or two flowers appear in the leaf axils in summer; they are white and then pale yellow. The fruit is an oblong, cylindrical legume with a long, pointed, curved tip, 6-15 cm long. The seeds are ovoid. It is believed to have originated in Southwest Asia, and grows wild in western India. It is cultivated from the Mediterranean region to India, where the young legumes are eaten. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
全体に強香のあるマメ科の一年草(イラスト)。高さ40~60cm,茎は直立し,まばらに柔毛を有することがある。葉は互生,3出複葉で,小葉は広披針形,長さ2~3cm。花は夏季に1~2個が葉腋(ようえき)につき,白色のち淡黄色となる。果実は長円柱状の豆果で,先は長くとがり,湾曲し,長さ6~15cm。種子は卵形。西南アジア地域が原産と推定され,インド西部には野生のものもある。地中海地域からインドにかけて栽培され,インドでは若い豆果を食用にする。
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