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 |