Manecchia

Japanese: マネッチア

A genus of Rubiaceae native to warm regions of South America, there are about 50 species, but several are cultivated in greenhouses. The commonly seen Manettsia inflata (Japanese name: Aragekaensou) is a creeping perennial with egg-lanceolate leaves arranged in opposite rows. In spring, it produces tubular flowers about 2.5 cm long at the end of flower stalks emerging from the leaf axils. The corolla is covered with coarse hairs, the tube is crimson red, and the tip is yellow and has four lobes. It is usually planted in a pot and trained as a lantern.

Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information

Japanese:

南米の暖地に原産するアカネ科の一属で，50種ほどあるが，数種が温室で栽培される。よく見られるマネッチア・インフラタ（和名アラゲカエンソウ）は，つる性の多年草で，卵状披針形の葉を対生。春，葉腋から出た花柄の先に長さ約2.5cmの筒状の花をつける。花冠には粗毛がはえ，筒部は朱紅色，先端は黄色で４裂。ふつう鉢植であんどん仕立にされる。

出典　株式会社平凡社百科事典マイペディアについて　情報

<<: Manethōn (English spelling)

>>: Monetarism