…[Tetsuo Koyama]. … From [Finger millet]...annual grain of the grass family. Originating from Africa. Plant height is 1-1.5m, stalk is flattened with angular edges, and 1-4 non-elongated internodes are often sandwiched between elongated nodes, so that it looks like 2-4 leaves are growing from one node. The panicle has 3-10 rachis-branches in whorls, shaped like a bird's toe or the fingers of a palm. Each rachis is 5-10cm long and has two rows of spikelets. The caryopsis is spherical, 1.5mm long and 1.4mm wide, and easily sheds when mature. Goosegrass, commonly seen as a weed in Japan, is a closely related species, and some say it was involved in the establishment of this species, but the number of chromosomes is different. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Eleusine coracana" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…【小山 鉄夫】。。… 【シコクビエ】より…イネ科の一年生穀物。原産地はアフリカ。草丈1~1.5m,杆(かん)は扁平で角稜があり,伸長した節間に1~4個の伸長しない節間がはさまることが多いので,外観上1節から2~4葉が生じているように見える。穂は3~10本の枝梗が輪生し,鳥の趾(あし),あるいは手のひらの指形になる。各枝梗は5~10cm,2列に小穂がつく。穎果(えいか)は球形で,長さ1.5mm,幅1.4mm,成熟すれば脱粒しやすい。日本で雑草としてふつうに見られるオヒシバは近縁種で,本種の成立に関与しているとする説もあるが,染色体数は異なる。… ※「Eleusine coracana」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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