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''Calibanus'' is a genus of two species of flowering plants, both evergreen succulents from dry areas of northeastern Mexico.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕〔CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.〕 The APG III classification system places it in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae.〔Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne.〕 ) It was formerly included in the Agavaceae (now Agavoideae) but is now separated from them, for it is polycarpic and dioecious. Its name refers to the monster Caliban, an antagonist in Shakespeare's ''The Tempest''. ''Calibanus'' is dioecious. It is extremely drought-tolerant, with a slow-growing habit. It has tuberous roots called caudices. The caudex can grow to 1m in diameter, with clumps of green-blue, coarse, grasslike, wiry leaves 50cm long rising from the center and arching down with age. Clusters of tiny, creamy-white flowers, sometimes tinged with pink or purple, are rigid, about 10–20cm long. Female plants bear globose, ovoid, 3-angled berries with ellipsoid seeds.〔Hernández Sandoval, L. & S. Zamudio Ruíz. 2003. Two new remarkable Nolinaceae from central Mexico. Brittonia 55(3): 226–232. 〕 Calibanus hookeri detail.JPG|Leaves of ''Calibanus hookeri'' Calibanus hookeri bark.JPG|Bark of ''Calibanus hookeri'' ==Species== # ''Calibanus glassianus'' L.Hern. & Zamudio - Guanajuato # ''Calibanus hookeri'' (Lem.) Trel. - San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo ==References== *(Bihrmann's Cauduciforms, ''Calibanus hookeri'' ) *(Cactus Art Nursery, ''Calibanus hookeri'' ) 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「Calibanus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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