An annual plant of the Primulaceae family (APG classification: Primulaceae). The stems are square and thin, and many branches and spread out. The leaves are sessile, opposite, 1-2 cm long, and pointed at the tips. Both the stems and leaves are hairless and greenish-white in color. In spring, flower stalks appear in each leaf axil, and flowers about 1 cm long open upward. The corolla has five lobes and a rounded tip, and is initially bluish purple, then turns red. After flowering, the flower stalk turns downward and small fruits appear. It grows on sunny roadsides along the coast, and is distributed from Western Japan to tropical regions. Its name comes from the fact that the flower color resembles lapis lazuli, and the plant shape resembles chickweed. A variety with red flowers from the beginning is called akabanarurihakobe, and this is the common variety in Ogasawara. [Tsuneo Torii March 22, 2021] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
サクラソウ科(APG分類:サクラソウ科)の一年草。茎は四角形で細く、多数分枝してはい、広がる。葉は無柄で対生し、長さ1~2センチメートルで先はとがる。茎葉ともに毛はなく、緑白色である。春、各葉腋(ようえき)に花柄を出し、約1センチメートルの花を上向きに開く。花冠は5裂して先端は丸く、初め青紫色で、のちに赤く変わる。花期後、花柄は下向きになり、小果ができる。海岸に沿った日当りのよい道端に生え、西日本から熱帯地方に分布する。名は、花色を瑠璃(るり)に例え、草姿がハコベに似ていることによる。花が初めから赤色の品種をアカバナルリハコベといい、小笠原(おがさわら)では、これが普通である。 [鳥居恒夫 2021年3月22日] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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