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| Apriol 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
Apriol 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
Apriol 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
| Family | Brassicaceae |
| Scientific name | Wasabia japonica (Miquel) Matsumura |
| Synonyms | Alliaria wasabi (Siebold) Prantl; Cochlearia wasabi Siebold; Eutrema japonica (Miquel) Koidzumi; Eutrema okinosimense Takenouchi; Eutrema wasabi (Siebold) Maximovicz; Lunaria japonica Miquel; Wasabia japonica (Miquel) Matsumura var. koreana (Nakai) Y. Lee; Wasabia koreana Nakai; Wasabia pungens Matsumura; Wasabia wasabi (Maximovicz) Makino |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) wasabi (ワサビ, 山葵 [meaning of wasabi is unkown]) |
| (English common name) Japanese Horseradish, wasabi | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia (Sakhalin), Korea | |
| Note | Mountane stream |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
| Description | Plants electing 35-45cm tall. Leaves 6-12cm wide. Flowers white petals each 5-7mm long, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Wasabia japonica (Miq.) Matsum. |
| Wasabi (Wasabia japonica (Miq.) Matsum.) | |
| Process for mass propagation of plantlets (US Patent 4338745/1982) | |
| Whipped oily flavor (US Patent 4869915/1989) | |
| Method of cultivating animal or plant cells (US Patent 5180676/1993) | |
| Allyl isothiocyanate sprays (US Patent 5334373/1994) | |
| Method of decontaminating medium containing polychlorinated biphenyls or dioxins (US Patent 6303844/2001) | |
| Products comprising an isothiocyanate preservative system and methods of their use (US Patent 6361812/2002) | |
| Products comprising an isothiocyanate preservative system and methods of their use (US Patent 7105190/2006) | |
| Rice gene for controlling tolerance to salt stress (US Patent 7034139/2006) |
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| Apriol 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
Apriol 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
Apriol 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
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| Apriol 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
Apriol 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
Apriol 2007 at Akagi Natural Park |
