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| Family | Berberidaceae |
| Subfamily | Berberidoideae |
| Tribe | Leonticeae |
| Scientific name | Caulophyllum robustum Maximovicz |
| Synonyms | Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michaux subsp. robustum (Maximovicz) Kitamura; Leontice robusta (Maximovicz) Diels |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ruiyou-botan (ルイヨウボタン, 類葉牡丹 [meaning: botan like leaves weed (botan = Paeonia suffruticosa)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East, Sakhalin), Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=16 |
| Description | Plants 40-70cm tall. Leaves triternate, leaflets each 3-8cm long. Flowers pale green 6 sepals each 6mm long, flowering in May to July. Fruits blue ca. 8mm across. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Caulophyllum robustum Maxim. |
| Caulophyllum thalictroides (Linnaeus) Michaux | |
| Promotion of absorption of drugs administered through the alimentary system (US Patent 4501734/1985) | |
| Multicomponent clostridial vaccines using saponin adjuvants (US Patent 6083512/2000) | |
| Skin preparation for external use (Japanese Patent JP08133955/1996) |
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