Burmannia championii




Family Burmanniaceae
Scientific name Burmannia championii Thwaites
Synonyms Burmannia capitata Makino; Burmannia chonantha Schlechter; Burmannia dalzieli Rendle; Burmannia hunanensis K. M. Liu & C. L. Long; Burmannia japonica Maximovicz ex Makino; Burmannia tubelosa Beccari
Common name (Japanese common name) hina-no-shakujo (ヒナノシャクジョウ, 雛錫杖 [meaning: small tin stick weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 3-15cm tall. Flowers pale yellow 6-10mm long, flowering in August to October. Saprophytes.
Reference Burmannia championii Thwaites
A New Record of Burmannia championii Thwaites (Burmanniaceae) in Taiwan
Systematics of the Burmannia coelestis complex (Burmanniaceae)
Burmannia hunanensis (Burmanniaceae), a new species from Hunan
Plant extracts and compositions comprising extracellular protease inhibitors (WIPO Patent: WO/2002/069992)



September 2009
at mountane forest
September 2009
at mountane forest