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 |