Purple Omoto - Purple Omoto

Japanese: ムラサキオモト - むらさきおもと
Purple Omoto - Purple Omoto

A cold-tolerant perennial plant of the Commelinaceae family (APG classification: Commelinaceae). Native to Mexico, it was introduced to Japan in 1806 (Bunka 3). It is about 30 cm tall. The leaves are long lanceolate, somewhat thick, about 20 cm long, and pointed. The leaf base clasps the stem, dark green on the upper side and dark purple on the lower side. The flowers are white or pale blue, and grow in large numbers in two boat-shaped bracts emerging from the leaf axils. There are three sepals and three perianths, six stamens, and an inferior ovary. It is also called Shikinran (purple orchid), and is cultivated as an ornamental plant. The epidermal cells on the underside of the leaves are known to be used as a physiological experimental material for plants.

[Yoshiyuki Uemura, June 18, 2019]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ツユクサ科(APG分類:ツユクサ科)の不耐寒性多年草。メキシコ原産で、日本には1806年(文化3)に渡来した。高さ約30センチメートル。葉は長披針(ちょうひしん)形で質はやや厚く、長さ約20センチメートルで先がとがる。葉脚は茎を抱き、上面は暗緑色、下面は暗紫色。花は白色または淡青色で、葉腋(ようえき)から出る2枚の舟形の包葉の中に多数つく。萼片(がくへん)、花被(かひ)ともに3枚で、雄しべは6本、子房は下位。シキンラン(紫錦蘭)ともよばれ、観葉植物として栽培される。また、葉裏の表皮細胞は、植物の生理実験材料として使われることで知られている。

[植村猶行 2019年6月18日]

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