Ranunculus japonicus




Family Ranunculaceae
Subfamily Ranunculoideae
Tribe Ranunculeae
Scientific name Ranunculus japonicus Thunberg
Synonyms Ranunculus acris L. subsp. japonicus (Thunberg) Hultén; Ranunculus acris L. var. japonicus (Thunberg) Maximowicz; Ranunculus acris L. var. schizophyllus H. Léveillé; Ranunculus japonicus Thunberg forma latissimus (Kitagawa) Kitagawa; Ranunculus japonicus Thunberg var. latissimus Kitagawa; Ranunculus labordei H. Léveillé
Common name (Japanese common name) uma-no-asigata (ウマノアシガタ, 馬足形 [meaning: horse footprints]), kinpouge (キンポウゲ, 金鳳花 [meaning: Buttercup])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=14
Description Plants electing 30-70cm tall. Leaves 3-7cm wide. Flowers yellow 1.5-2cm across, flowering in April to May. Seeds 2.5mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference  Ranunculus japonicus Thunb.
Ranunculus japonicus Thunberg
Anti-microbial compositions (US Patent 6951833/2005)
Use of anemonin for treating aseptic inflammations (US Patent 7297353/2007)
Plant Germination Inhibitor And Method Of Use Thereof (US Patent Application 20070274956)
Genetic diversity and genetic structure of populations of Ranunculus japonicus Thunb. (Ranunculaceae)
A New Variety of Ranunculus japonicus (Ranunculaceae) and Its Genetic Relationships to the Related Species of Sect. Acris in Japan



May 2008
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2008
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2008
at Mt. Tsukuba



May 2008
at Mt. Tsukuba



April 2006
at farmyard in Kyushu
April 2006
at farmyard in Kyushu