saguaro

Japanese: saguaro
saguaro

...The main species of the cactus family are described below. First, this group includes the largest cactus, Carnegiea gigantea (Eng.) Br.et R. (English name: saguaro, record height 26.1m, edible fruit (illustration)), which is familiar from Western movies, as well as large species such as the Mexican Lemaireocereus and Pachycereus , the Central and South American Cereus ( C. peruvianus Mill. is a representative example, and its horticultural rock pillar (illustration) is also cultivated in the open in warm areas of Japan), and the Peruvian Neoraimondia . The Mexican Cephalocereus senilis (Haw.) Pfeiff. (illustration) and the South American Espostoa lanata Br.et R. are covered with dense white hairs and are called hairless bristles.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…以下,ハシラサボテン類のおもなものについて述べる。まず,この仲間には最大のサボテンで西部劇でなじみの深いベンケイチュウ(弁慶柱)Carnegiea gigantea (Eng.) Br.et R.(英名saguaro,最高記録26.1m,果実は食用になる(イラスト))のほか,大型種としてメキシコのレマイレオケレウス属Lemaireocereus,パキケレウス属Pachycereus,中南米のケレウス属Cereus(キメンカク(鬼面角)C.peruvianus Mill.が代表的なもので,その園芸品種である岩石柱(イラスト)は日本においても暖地の露地で栽培されている),ペルーのネオライモンディア属Neoraimondiaなどがある。メキシコのオキナマル(翁丸)Cephalocereus senilis (Haw.) Pfeiff.(イラスト)や南アメリカのオイラク(老楽)Espostoa lanata Br.et R.は白毛が密生し,毛柱類(けばしらるい)の名がある。…

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