Family | Iridaceae |
Subfamily | Ixioideae |
Trube | Ixieae |
Scientific name | Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora (V. Lemoine ex E. Morren) N. E. Brown |
Synonyms | Montbretia x crocosmiiflora V. Lemoine; Tritonia x crocosmiiflora (V. Lemoine) G. Nicholson |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hi-ougi (ヒメヒオウギズイセン, 姫檜扇水仙 [meaning: dwarf Japanese fan narcissus]), montbretia (モントブレチア) |
(English common name) autumn-gold, garden montbretia, montbretia | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) artificial hybrid | |
Habitat | Swamp, riverside, lakeshore, wet fields |
Chromosomal number | 2n=32 |
Description | Plants 60-120cm tall. Flowers scarlet, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N. E. Br. |
Crocosmia aurea (Pappe ex Hook.) Planch. | |
Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora (V. Lemoine) N.E. Br. [aurea × pottsii] | |
Crocosmia Planchon | |
Isoflavone and triterpene glycosides from soybeans (US Patent 7112573/2006) | |
Triterpene compositions and methods for use thereof (US Patent 7105186/2006) | |
Inhibition of NF-$g(k)B by ttiterpene compositions (WIPO Patent WO/2002/055016) | |
Note | Naturalized plants. |
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora (V. Lemoine ex E. Morren) N. E. Brown is an artificial hybrid of Crocosmia aurea (Pappe ex Hooket) Planchon and Crocosmia pottsii (Macnab ex Baker) N. E. Brown. This plant has been introduced as a garden plant and recently naturalized in many plances of Japan. |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |