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''Butea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family, Fabaceae. It is sometimes considered to have only two species, ''B. monosperma'' and ''B. superba'',〔Gwilym Lewis, Brian Schrire, Barbara MacKinder, and Mike Lock. 2005. ''Legumes of the World''. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Richmond, England.〕 or is expanded to include four or five species. ''Butea monosperma'' is used for timber, resin, fodder, medicine, and dye. ''Butea'' is also a host to the Lac insect, which produces natural lacquer.〔Munivenkatappa Sanjappa. 1987. "Revision of the genera ''Butea'' Roxb. ex Willd. and ''Meizotropis'' Voigt (Fabaceae)". ''Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India'' 29:199-225.〕 ==Taxonomy== Butea is named after John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792), member of parliament, prime minister for one year, and a patron of botany.〔Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. ''CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names'' volume I. CRC Press: Boca Raton; New York; Washington,DC;, USA. London, UK. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.〕 William Roxburgh erected the genus ''Butea'' in 1795, but it became a nomen invalidum. Carl Willdenow validated the name ''Butea'' in 1802. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Butea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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