Balanops (English spelling)

Japanese: バラノプス（英語表記）Balanops

About nine species are found on islands in the South Pacific, mainly New Caledonia, and this tree of the Balanopsidae family has attracted attention for its structure similar to the cupule of the Fagaceae family. It is an evergreen tall tree. There are two types of leaves, with those at the base of the branches being scale-like, and the leaves usually grow in whorls at the ends of the branches. It is dioecious. The flowers are small and inconspicuous. The male flowers form short catkins with several stamens and the perianth is very vestigial or absent. The female flowers are solitary and the base is surrounded by numerous scales. The ovary is incompletely divided into 2-3 lobes and has an equal number of long styles.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ニューカレドニアを中心に南太平洋の島々に約9種を産し，ブナ科の殻斗に似た構造をもつことで注目されたこともあるバラノプス科の樹木。常緑高木。葉は2型あり，枝の基部のは鱗片状で，普通葉は枝先に輪生状につく。雌雄異株。花は小さく目だたない。雄花は短い尾状花序をなし，数本のおしべがあり，花被はごく痕跡的か，またはない。雌花は単生し，基部は多数の鱗片で包まれている。子房は2～3室に不完全に仕切られ，同数の長い花柱がある。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

<<: Jalapa (English spelling)

>>: The Rosenkavalier