Vriesea (English spelling)

Japanese: フリーセア（英語表記）Vriesea

A general term for the genus Vriesea in the family Bromeliaceae. About 250 species are distributed in Central America, South America, and the West Indies. Many of these have a high ornamental value due to the bright color of the inflorescence, and are sold as potted plants. A perennial plant that grows epiphytically or terrestrially. The long, slender leaves form a rosette, with a tubular base. V. carinata is a relatively small species with bright green leaves 20 cm long and 1.6-2 cm wide, and flat inflorescences 5-6 cm long. The vesicles are regularly arranged alternately on the left and right, red at the bottom and yellow or yellow-green at the top. The yellow tubular flowers bloom between the vesicles. V. × poelmannii has leaves 30-35 cm long and 3-4 cm wide, and the plant is 35-50 cm in diameter. The bright red inflorescences are 10-15 cm long and often branched. Tiger bromeliad V. splendens is characterized by its leaves with a black-purple tiger stripe pattern on a gray-green background. It is suitable for high temperatures and humidity, but direct sunlight in summer can cause leaf burn, so it should be shaded. In winter, keep the temperature above 10°C. The plant will wither after flowering, so cut off the new plant that grows from the base and grow it again.

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Japanese:

パイナップル科フリーセア属の総称。中央アメリカ，南アメリカ，西インド諸島に約 250種が分布する。花序全体が鮮かに色づいて観賞価値の高いものが多く，鉢植えが流通する。着生または地生する多年草。細長い葉がロゼットを形成し，基部は筒状をなす。インコアナナス V.carinataは長さ 20cm，幅 1.6～2cmの鮮緑色の葉をもつ比較的小型の種で，扁平な花序は長さ5～6cm。包が左右交互に規則的に並び，下部が赤色，上部が黄色または黄緑色に色づく。花は黄色い筒状花で，包の間から飛出すように咲く。オオインコアナナス V.×poelmanniiは葉の長さ 30～35cm，幅3～4cmになり，株径 35～50cm。鮮紅色の花序は長さ 10～15cmで，しばしば分岐する。トラフアナナス V.splendensは灰緑色の地に黒紫色の虎斑 (とらふ) 模様が入る葉色に特徴がある。高温多湿に適するが，夏の直射は葉焼けの原因になるので遮光する。冬期は 10℃以上に保つ。花後に株は枯れるので，株元から出る子株を切り離して新たに育てる。

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