| Family |
Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily |
Orchidoideae |
| Tribe |
Cranichideae |
| Scientific name |
Anoectochilus formosanus Hayata |
| Synonyms |
Anoectochilus roxburghii auct., non Lindley |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) kibana-shusu-ran (キバナシュスラン, 黄花繻子蘭 [meaning: yellow
flower shusu-ran (shusu-ran = Goodyera velutina Maximovicz)]) |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Okinawa (Ishigaki Island, Iriomote Island) |
| (Other nations) Taiwan |
| Habitat |
Rocks near mountain stream or small valley |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=24 |
| Description |
Leaves 3.5-4.5cm long. Scapes ca. 20cm tall (including inflorescences).
Flowers sepals pueple, side sepals 8-10mm long, petals white, lips ca.
18mm long, flowerting in December. Terrestrial in forest. Evergreen. Perennial
plants. |
| Reference |
Anoectochilus formosanus Hayata |
| Anoectochilus formosanus Hayata |
| Anoectochilus formosanus Hayata |
| Anoectochilus formosanus Hayata 1914 |
| Conservation of Anoectochilus formosanus Hayata by artificial cross-pollination and in vitro culture of seeds [PDF] |
| Glycosidic Constituents from in Vitro Anoectochilus formosanus |
| Use of Anoectochilus formosanus plant extracts and their derived fractions as herbal medicines or nutraceutical supplements for chemoprevention or treatment of human malignancies (US Patent 7033617/2006) |
| Method for enhancing proliferation of bone marrow cells or spleen cells with an ethanol-insoluble extract of dioscorea (US Patent 7419690/2008) |
| Bio-fertilizer composition for promoting growth or orchid plants and application (US Patent 7405181/2008) |
| Compositions for retarding skin aging (European Patent Application EP1352640/2003) |
| Blood sugar regulator and lipometabolism-improving agent (Japanese Patent JP2746079/1998) |
| Antiobestic medicine (Japanese Patent JP10130159/1998) |
| Hypolipidemic agent and hypoglycemic agent (Japanese Patent JP3243879/2001) |
| Skin aging inhibitor (Japanese Patent JP2002179581/2002) |
| Note |
Rare species. |
