Capparis

...A glabrous shrub of the Capparisaceae family. The stipules are thorny, and the leaves are cardboard-like, oblong, and about 10-15 cm long. Several flowers appear in the axils at the ends of the branches, and are white when in bloom, then turn red. There are four petals, and many longer stamens (about 3 cm long). There is one pistil, and the ovary contains several ovules. It grows in secondary forests in southern Taiwan (Hengchun Peninsula), and its wood is hard, so it is used for printing presses, etc. There are about 250 species of the Capparis genus that are distributed throughout the world, mainly in the tropics and warmer regions. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…フウチョウソウ科の無毛の低木。托葉はとげ状となり，葉は厚紙質で長楕円形，長さ10～15cmほど。花は数個を枝先部分の葉腋（ようえき）に生じ，開花時は白色でやがて紅色をおびる。花弁は4枚で，それよりも長いおしべ(長さ約3cm)を多数つける。めしべは1本，子房には数個の胚珠を入れる。台湾南部(恒春半島)の二次林的な場所に生育し，材が堅いので印材などに利用される。フウチョウボク属Capparisは約250種ほどが全世界の熱帯を中心に温暖な地域にまで分布している。…

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