Family | Liliaceae |
Subfamily | Medeoloideae |
Scientific name | Clintonia udensis Trautvetter & C. A. Meyer |
Synonyms | Clintonia alpina (Royle) Kunth ex Baker; Clintonia udensis Trautvetter & C. A. Meyer subsp. alpina (Kunth ex Baker) Kitamura; Clintonia udensis Trautvetter & C. A. Meyer var. alpina (Kunth ex Baker) H. Hara; Smilacina alpina Royle |
Common name | (Japanese common name) tsubame-omoto (ツバメオモト, 燕万年青 [meaning: swallow omoto [omoto = Rohdea japonica (Thunberg) Roth]]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Kinki region) |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Myanmar, Bhutan, India | |
Habitat | In needle-leaved trees forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
Description | Leaves 15-30cm long, short soft hair at edge. Scapes single 20-30cm tall (after flowering time 40-70cm tall). Flowers pedicels 1-1.5cm long, bracts 5-7mm, white perianths 9-13mm long, flowering in May to June. Seeds 4mm long. Perennial plants. |
References | Clintonia udensis Trautvetter & C. A. Meyer |
Clintonia udensis Trautv. & C. A. Mey. | |
Remedies (European Patent EP1563841/2005) | |
Skin care preparation (Japanese Patent JP3866142/2006) |
May 2006 at Akagi Natural Park |
May 2006 at Akagi Natural Park |
May 2006 at Akagi Natural Park |
May 2006 at Akagi Natural Park |
May 2006 at Akagi Natural Park |
May 2006 at Akagi Natural Park |