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 |