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February 2006 at mountain stream |
February 2006 at mountain stream |
| Family | Araceae |
| Subfamily | Orontioideae |
| Scientific name | Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisbury ex W. P. C. Barton |
| Synonyms | Dracontium foetidum L.; Spathyema foetida (L.) Rafinesque; Spathyema foetida (L.) Rafinesque forma latissima Makino; Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisbury ex Nuttall; Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisbury ex Nuttall forma latissima Makino; Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisbury ex Nuttall var. latissimus H. Hara; Symplocarpus renifolius Schott ex Miquel; Symplocarpus renifolius Schott ex Tzvelev |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) zazen-so (ザゼンソウ, 坐禅草 [meaning: Zen weed]), daruma-so (ダルマソウ, 達磨草 [meaning: Bodhidharma weed]) |
| (English common name) fetid hellebore, polecat cabbage, skunk cabbage, skunk weed, stinking poke | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East), China, Canada, USA | |
| Habitat | (Hokkaido) swamp; (Honshu) mountane swamp |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=60 |
| Description | Leaces 20-40cm (after flowering). Flowers inflorescences 2-4cm, flowering in March to May. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W. P. C. Barton |
| Symplocarpus foetidus (Linnaeus) Salisbury ex W. P. C. Barton | |
| Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton | |
| Method for producing new varieties of plants (US Patent 5288626/1994) | |
| Pyrexia-associated genes and pyrexia-associated proteins of plants (US Patent 6825321/2004) | |
| Plant thermogenic genes and proteins (US Patent 6927288/2005) | |
| Lipolysis promoter and food and drink containing the same (US Patent 20060286180) | |
| Note | Many Japanese authors may believe that Japanese species shouhld be identified as Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisbury ex Nuttall var. latissimus H. Hara which is not a synonym of Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisbury ex W. P. C. Barton var. foetidus in the Unighted States. |
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| April 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
