Family | Araceae |
Subamily | Aroideae |
Tribe | Arisaemateae |
Scientific name | Pinellia tripartita (Blume) Schott |
Synonyms | Arisaema tripartitum (Blume) Engler; Atherurus tripartitus Blume; Pinellia ternata (Thunberg) Makino ex Breitenbach var. atropurpurea Makino; Pinellia ternata (Thunberg) Makino ex Breitenbach var. viridis Makino; Pinellia tripartita (Blume) Schott forma atropurpurea (Makino) Ohwi; Pinellia tripartita (Blume) Schott var. atropurpureum Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) oh-hange (オオハンゲ, 大半夏 [meaning: large hange (hange = Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name of Pinellia plants)]) |
(English common name) green dragon, Voodoo lily | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Gifu Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea | |
Habitat | Mountane lime stone rocks |
Chromosomal number | 2n=26, 52 |
Description | Leaves 8-20cm long. Scapes 40-60cm tall. Flowers green spathes 6-9cm long, flowering in April to August. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Chromosome variation in the genus Pinellia (Araceae) in China and Japan |
Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1884) | |
Itching suppression composition (Japanese Patent JP2008050346/2008) |
May 2009 at Mito City Botanical Park |
May 2009 at Mito City Botanical Park |
May 2009 at Mito City Botanical Park |
May 2009 at Mito City Botanical Park |
May 2009 at Mito City Botanical Park |
May 2009 at Mito City Botanical Park |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |