Caulophyllum robustum




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)



April 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden



April 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden