Iresine - Iresine

Japanese: イレシネ - いれしね

It is a herbaceous plant of the genus I. herbstii of the Amaranthaceae family, with about 80 species distributed widely in tropical and subtropical regions, but only two species are used horticulturally. I. herbstii Hook.f. (English name beefsteak plant, chicken-gizzard) (illustration) is an evergreen perennial plant native to Brazil with broad, ovate leaves that grow in pairs. The tips of the leaves are shallowly incised, purple-red to dark green, and the veins are prominent and yellow. There is a variety, I. herbstii cv. Aureo-reticulata, with yellow-green leaves.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ヒユ科マルバヒユ属の草本で，約80種が熱帯～亜熱帯地域に広く分布しているが，園芸的に利用されるのは，2種だけである。マルバビユI.herbstii Hook.f.(英名beefsteak plant,chicken‐gizzard)（イラスト）はブラジル原産の常緑多年草で，広卵形の葉を対生する。葉先は浅く切れ込み，紫赤色～暗緑色で，葉脈は黄色で目だつ。葉が黄緑色の変種キフマルバビユcv.Aureo‐reticulataがある。

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