(First upload on April 25 2015. Last on July 17 2024) [ 日本語 | English ]
Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (マメ科) > Crops in Vicia
Vicia L. (ソラマメ)V. faba L. (Soramame (ソラマメ/空豆, broad bean or fava bean)Lifeform: annual or biennial forb Origin: probably in southeastern Asia or northern Africa introduced to Japan in 8th century Chromosome number: 2n = 12Use: medicine (constipation improvement, prevention of atherosclerosis, prevention of diabetes, diuretic promotion, inhibition of cancer, protection of skin and mucous membranes |
Observation of chromosome and somatic cell divisionMethods: fixation → dye staining → preparation → observation |
1-paired sex chromosome + 5 paried normal chromosomes = 12 |
telocentric dedian chromosome sub. medium chromosome |
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[1-3] beside a building in N24/E2, East Ward, Sapporo, on June 14 2024.