Sansevieria

Japanese: Sansevieria
Sansevieria

...A fleshy perennial plant of the Agavaceae family, the Sansevieria genus, cultivated as a potted ornamental plant. Native to tropical West Africa, it is also called the bee Sansevieria. The basal leaves that grow in clusters from the rhizomes are thick, leathery, long lanceolate, and 40-100 cm long. They are also known as 'toranoo' (white-striped) plants, as they have a light and dark green horizontal stripe pattern. Many horticultural varieties have been bred from this species, including the Sansevieria cv. Laurentii (illustration), which has yellow spots on the leaf edges. It is the most widespread, and this species is often referred to as Sansevieria. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Sansevieria" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…リュウゼツラン科チトセラン属の多肉質多年草で,観葉鉢物として栽培される。熱帯西アフリカの原産で,アツバチトセランともよばれる。根茎から束生する根出葉は厚い革質の長披針形で,長さ40~100cmとなる。淡緑色と濃緑色の横縞模様となるので,トラノオの別名がある。本種からは多くの園芸品種が生まれ,フクリンチトセランcv.Laurentii(イラスト)もその1品種で,葉の縁に黄色の斑(ふ)が入る。最も普及しており,サンセベリアといえば本種をさすことが多い。…

※「Sansevieria」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。

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