Sechium edule; pipinella

Japanese: ハヤトウリ(隼人瓜) - ハヤトウリ(英語表記)Sechium edule; pipinella
Sechium edule; pipinella
A perennial vine of the Cucurbitaceae family, native to tropical America. It was brought to Japan from North America around 1916 and has been cultivated in warm regions, mainly in Kagoshima. The stems can reach over 10m in length, and the leaves are membranous, broadly ovate, and about 10-20cm long. It is monoecious, with male flowers in a raceme and female flowers in the same leaf axil as the male inflorescence. Both are small and have white corollas. The fruits are edible, fleshy, and roughly pear-shaped, 8-17cm long. Fiber can be extracted from the old vines. The tuberous roots are also rich in starch and can be used as livestock feed.

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Japanese:
ウリ科の多年生つる植物で,熱帯アメリカの原産。日本には 1916年頃北アメリカから持込まれ,鹿児島を中心に暖地で栽培されるようになった。茎は長さ 10m以上になり,葉は膜質の広卵形で,長さ 10~20cmほどある。雌雄同株で,雄花は総状につき,雌花は雄花序と同一の葉腋に生じる。どちらも小型で白色の花冠をもつ。果実は長さ8~17cmのほぼ洋なし形で多肉質,食用とする。老蔓からは繊維がとれる。また塊根はデンプン質に富み,家畜の飼料となる。

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