Clematis meyeniana var. insularis




Family Ranunculaceae
Subamily Ranunculoideae
Tribe Anemoneae
Scientific name Clematis meyeniana Walpers var. insularis Sprague
Synonyms Clematis lutchuensis Koidzumi
Common name (Japanese common name) yanbaru sen-nin-sou (ヤンバルセンニンソウ, 山原仙人草 [meaning: Yambal legendary wizard weed (Yambal = northern area of Okinawa Island)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (south of Tanegashima Island), Okinawa
(Other nations) Taiwan, Philippines
Habitat Mountane forest or forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=16
Description Leaves palmately trifoliolate, leaflets each 4-9cm long, 2.5-5cm wide. Flowers 4 white calyxs ca. 2.5-3cm long, flowering in April to August. Vine. Subshrub or perennial plants.
Reference Clematis meyeniana Walpers
Clematis meyeniana Walp.
Use of anemonin for treating aseptic inflammations (US Patent 7297353/2007)
Herbal compositions for prevention and treatment of rhyumatic and inflammatory diseases and method of preparing the same (WIPO Patent WO/2005/120158)
Medicine containing anemonin as effective component for treating aseptic inflammation (European Patent EP1252893/2002)



July 2008
at Okinawa
July 2008
at Okinawa
July 2008
at Okinawa



July 2008
at Okinawa