Monotropastrum humile

Family	Ericaceae (also placed in Pyrolaceae)
Subfamily	Monotropoideae
Tribe	Pyroleae
Scientific name	Monotropastrum humile (D.Don) Hara
Synonyms	Cheilotheca humilis (D. Don) H. Keng; Cheilotheca humilis var. glaberrima (H. Hara) H. Keng & C. F. Hsieh; Cheilotheca humilis var. pubescens (K. F. Wu) C. Ling; Cheilotheca macrocarpa (Andres) Y. L. Chou; Cheilotheca pubescens (K. F. Wu) Y. L. Chou; Monotropa uniflora var. pentapetala Makino; Monotropa uniflora var. tripetala Makino; Monotropanthum ampullaceum Andres; Monotropastrum baranovii Y. L. Chang & Y. L. Chou; Monotropastrum globosum Andres ex H. Hara; Monotropastrum globosum var. baranovii (Y. L. Chang & Y. L. Chou) Y. C. Zhu; Monotropastrum globosum var. pentapetalum (Makino) Honda; Monotropastrum globosum var. tripetalum (Makino) Honda; Monotropastrum humile var. glaberrimum H. Hara; Monotropastrum humile var. tripetalum (Makino) H. Hara; Monotropastrum lungchuanense K. F. Wu; Monotropastrum macrocarpum H. Andres; Monotropastrum pubescens K. F. Wu; Monotropastrum tschanbaischanicum Y. L. Chang & Y. L. Chou; Monotropastrum tschanbaischanicum var. baranovii (Y. L. Chang & Y. L. Chou) Y. L. Chou
Common name	(Japanese common name) gin-ryo-sou (ギンリョウソウ, 銀龍草 [meaning: silver dragon weed])
	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
	(Other nations) Russia (Sakhalin),, Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim
Chromosomal number	unknown
Description	Flowers white 12-25mm long, flowering in May to August. Saprophytes.
Reference	Monotropastrum humile (D.Don) Hara
	Monotropastrum humile (D. Don) H. Hara
	Insect repellent coating and industrial product using the same (US Patent 20060177472)

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