…An evergreen small shrub (illustration) that contains cocaine, a well-known anesthetic and narcotic. It belongs to the Coca family and is believed to have originated in the Andes of Peru and Bolivia in South America. It grows to a height of 1-3 m and branches well. The leaves are alternate, have short petioles, are oblong to obovate, and are 4-9 cm long. The flowers are small, yellowish-greenish white, and have five sepals and five petals, and are borne on one or several short pedicels that grow from the axils of the previous year's branches. The drupe ripens red, is ovate-oblong, and contains one seed. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Erythroxylum" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…麻酔薬や麻薬として有名なコカインを含有する常緑の小低木(イラスト)。コカノキ科に属し,原産地は南アメリカのペルーやボリビアのアンデス地方と推定されている。高さ1~3mで,よく分枝する。葉は互生し,短い葉柄があり,長楕円形から倒卵形,長さ4~9cm。花は前年枝の葉腋(ようえき)から生じる1~数本の短い花梗につき,小型の黄緑白色で,萼片は5枚,花弁も5枚ある。核果は赤熟し,卵状長楕円形で,中に1個の種子がある。… ※「Erythroxylum」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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