Tricyrtis hirta var. masamunei




Family Liliaceae
Subfamily Calochortoideae
Scientific name Tricyrtis hirta (Thunberg) Hooker var. masamunei (Makino) Masamune
Synonyms Tricyrtis masamunei Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) Satsuma hototogisu (サツマホトトギス, 薩摩杜鵑 [meaning: Satsuma = an old name of Kagoshima Prefecture, hototogisu = Cuculus poliocephalus])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest or wet rock wall
Chromosomal number 2n=26
Description Plants 40-100cm tall. Leaves 10-20cm long, non-hair. Flowers purple perianths each 25-27mm long, flowering in September to October. Fruits 28-32mm, seeds 2mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Tricyrtis hirta var. masamunei (Makino) Masam.
Remedies (European Patent EP1563841/2005)



October 2010
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October 2010
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October 2010
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October 2010
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