| Family |
Amaryllidaceae |
| Scientific name |
Narcissus tazetta var．chinensis Roemer |
| Synonyms |
Narcissus tazetta L. subsp. tazetta var. chinensis Roemer |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) Nihon-suisen (ニホンスイセン, 日本水仙 [meaning: Japanese narcissus]),
suisen (スイセン, 水仙 {meaning: narcissus}) |
| (English common name) plyanthus-narcissus, French-daffodil |
| Distribution |
(Japan) coastal area of Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu,
Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China [supposed origin in Mediterranean] |
| Habitat |
Field near sea, beach |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=20-22, 30-32 |
| Description |
Leaves 20-40cm long, 8-15mm wide. Scapes 20-40cm tall. Flowers white, flowering
in December to March. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Narcissus tazetta L. subsp. tazetta var. chinensis Roem. |
| Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis M. Roemer |
| Process for mass propagation of plantlets (US Patent 4338745/1980) |
| Methods and compositions for inhibiting the infectious activity of viruses (US Patent 4742046/1988) |
| Fragrance additive (US Patent 4808569/1989) |
| Aromatic composition and method for controlling aroma (US Patent 5238915/1993) |
| Method of cultivating animal or plant cells (US Patent 5180676/1993) |
| Plants and plant cells expressing histidine tagged intimin (US Patent 6406885/2002) |
| Biodegradable resin compositions (US Patent 6669771/2003) |
| Topical compositions containing probiotic Bacillus bacteria, spores, and extracellular products and uses thereof (US Patent 6723326/2004) |
| Methods for regulating beta-oxidation in plants (US Patent 6914170/2005) |
| UTR tag assay for gene function discovery (US Patent 7026123/2006) |
| Pharmaceutical formulations (US Patent 7025992/2006) |
| Encapsulated fragrance chemicals (US Patent 7294612/2007) |
| Treating viral infection at smallpox vaccination site (US Patent 7288265/2007) |
| Plant reproduction polynucleotides and methods of use (US Patent 7312375/2007) |
| Cyclopropanecarboxaldehydes and their use in perfume compositions (US Patent 7271294/2007) |
| Regulating metabolism by modifying the level of trehalose-6-phosphate (US Patent 7247770/2007) |
| Plant defensin polynucleotides and methods of use thereof (US Patent 7238781/2007) |
| Methods and apparatuses for delivering a volatile component via a controlled exothermic reaction (US Patent 7235187/2007) |
| Anti viral composition (European Patent EP0173092/1986) |
| Skin external preparation (Japanese Patent JP05310549/1993) |
| Compositions and methods for symptomatic relief (WIPO Patent WO/2004/105701) |
| Improved prebiotic (WIPO Patent WO/2005/111195) |
| Proteines isolees d'un medicament traditionnel Chinois Yuzhu et utilisation desdites proteines (WIPO Patent WO/2007/012277) |
| Note |
Naturalized plants (introduced via China in ancient era).
Cultivated commonly in Japan. |
