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| April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
| Family | Boraginaceae |
| Subfamily | Boraginoideae |
| Scientific name | Buglossoides zollingeri (A. de Candolle) I. M. Johnston |
| Synonyms | Lithospermum zollingeri A. de Candolle |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hotaru-kazura (ホタルカズラ, 螢葛 [meaning: glowfly vine]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Field, forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=16 |
| Description | Plants 15-20cm tall. Leaves 2-6cm long. Flower calyxs 6-7mm long, blue purple 1.5-1.8cm across, 5 stamens, flowering in April to May. Fruits white 2.5-3mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Buglossoides zollingeri (A. DC.) I. M. Johnst. |
| Lithospermum zollingeri A. de Candolle | |
| Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1984) | |
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| April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
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| April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
