Clintonia udensis




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
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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