Corydalis incisa




Family Fumariaceae (alt. Papaveraceae)
Subfamily Fumarioideae
Tribe Corydaleae
Scientific name Corydalis incisa (Thunberg) Persoon
Synonyms Corydalis incisa (Thunberg) Persoon forma liuchiuensis Nakai; Corydalis incisa (Thunberg) Persoon forma pallescens Makino; Corydalis incisa (Thunberg) Persoon var. alba S. Y. Wang; Corydalis incisa (Thunberg) Persoon var. koreana Fedde; Corydalis incisa (Thunberg) Persoon var. pseudomakinoana Fedde; Corydalis incisa (Thunberg) Persoon var. tschejiangensis Fedde; Corydalis japonica Siebold ex Miquel; Fumaria incisa Thunberg
Common name (Japanese common name) murasaki-keman (ムラサキケマン, 紫華鬘 [meaning: purple Keman (Keman = an ornament which is used in Buddhism temple)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Plants electing 20-50cm tall. Leaves 3-8cm long. Flowers purple (or merely white) 12-20mm, inflorescences 4-12cm long, flowering in April to June. Seeds ca. 15mm long, 3-3.5mm wide. Winter annual plants.
Reference Corydalis incisa (Thunberg) Persoon
Corydalis incisa (Thunb.) Pers.
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising chelidonine or derivatives thereof (US Patent 6887882/2005)
Quaternary chelidonine and alkaloid derivatives, process for their preparation and their use in the manufacture of medicaments (European Patent EP1459753/2004)



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April 2006
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April 2009
at my home
April 2009
at my home