Aralia

…There are about 80 species found in tropical Asia and Polynesia, most of which are evergreen shrubs. They are often called Aralia . They are rarely used as potted plants, and the cultivars seen in ornamental greenhouses include the Marginata cv., which has oval leaves with white spots, the Pennockii cv., which has yellow leaves with whitish-yellow veins, and the Lacinia cv ., which is a cultivar of P. guilfoylei ( Bull ) Bailey, which has narrow, pointed leaves with thin white margins and serrated edges , and the Victoriae cv., which is a small species with many notches in the leaflets and soft leaves. …

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…熱帯アジア～ポリネシアに約80種があり，多くは常緑低木である。アラリアAraliaの名で呼ばれることが多い。鉢物としての利用は少なく，観賞温室などでみられるのは，ポリスキアス･バルフォウリアナP.balfouriana Baileyの園芸品種で，長円形葉に白斑の入るフクリンアラリアcv.Marginata，葉全体が黄色をおび，葉脈が白黄色となるペンノッキイcv.Pennockiiと，オオバアラリアP.guilfoylei (Bull) Baileyの園芸品種で，葉先が細くとがり，細い白覆輪で鋸歯縁となるシダレアラリアcv.Laciniata，さらに小型種で，小葉の切れ込みも多く，葉の柔らかいキレハアラリアcv.Victoriaeなどである。…

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