出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/02 05:40 UTC 版)
Sophora is a genus of about 45 species of small trees and shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family, Fabaceae. The species are native to southeast Europe, southern Asia, Australasia, various islands in the Pacific Ocean, western South America, the western United States, the Southern US state of Florida and Puerto Rico. The generic name is derived from sophera, an Arabic name for a pea-flowered tree.