Bistorta vivipara




Family Polygonaceae
Subfamily Polygonoideae
Scientific name Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre
Synonyms Bistorta bulbifera (Royle ex Babington) Greene; Bistorta ophioglossa Greene; Bistorta vivipara (L.) A. Gray; Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre subsp. macounii (Small ex J. M. Macoun) Soják; Persicaria vivipara (L.) Ronse Decraene; Polygonum affine sensu Wallich, non D.Don; Polygonum angustifolium sensu D. Don, non Pallas; Polygonum blancheanum Gandoger; Polygonum bracteatum Sprengel; Polygonum bulbiferum Royle ex Babington; Polygonum camptostachys Gandoger; Polygonum chevrolatii Gandoger; Polygonum fugax Small; Polygonum macounii Small ex J. M. Macoun; Polygonum philippei Gandoger; Polygonum viviparum L.; Polygonum viviparum L. var. alpinum Wahlenberg; Polygonum viviparum L. var. macounii (Small ex J. M. Macoun) Hultén
Common name (Japanese common name) mukago-tora-n-o (ムカゴトラノオ, 零余子虎尾 [meaning: propagules tiger tail])
(English common name) alpine bistort
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Caucasus, Europe, Canada, USA
Habitat Alpine or subalpine field or forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=77, 80, 83, 88, 96, 99, 100, 110, 120, 132
Description Plants electing 7-70cm tall. Leaves 2-13cm long. Flowers inflorescence 2-7.5cm long, white perianths ca. 3mm long, flowering in July to October. Perrenial plants.
Reference Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre
Polygonum viviparum L.
Persicaria vivipara (L.) Ronse Decr.
Process for making and uses of cordyceps fermentation products (WIPO Patent WO/1999/021961)
Herbal compositions useful as chemopreventive and therapeutic agents (WIPO Patent WO/2002/067960)
Therapeutic uses of herbal compositions (WIPO Patent WO/2002/067961)
External preparation for skin (Japanese Patent JP63303909/1988)



June 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden



June 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden