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July 2008 at Ishigaki Island |
July 2008 at Ishigaki Island |
| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Cirsium brevicaule A. Gray |
| Synonyms | Cirsium albescens Kitamura; Cirsium brevicaule A. Gray forma albiflorum Kitamura; Cirsium brevicaule A. Gray var. irumtiense (Kitamura) Kitamura; Cirsium brevicaule A. Gray var. oshimense Kitamura; Cirsium irumtiense Kitamura |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) shima-azami (シマアザミ, 島薊 [meaning: Okinawa azami (azami = thistle)]), iriomote azami (イリオモテアザミ, 西表薊 [meaing: Iriomote Island azami]), amami sima-azami (アマミアザミ, 奄美薊 [meaning: Amami Islands Okinawa azami]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Amami Islands), Okinawa |
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| Habitat | Seaside, field |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=34 |
| Description | Plants 20-60cm tall. Leaves 15-30cm long. Flowers purple or white (forma albiflorum) ca. 2.5-3cm, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Cirsium brevicaule A. Gray |
| Taxonomy and Distribution of Cirsium brevicaule A. GRAY and its Related Species (Asteraceae) | |
| Lipolysis acceleration method (US Patent 5698199/1997) | |
| P-coumaric acid L-pipecolic acid amide and its derivative (Japanese Patent JP06206867/1994) |
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