Family | Rosaceae |
Subfamily | Rosoideae |
Tribe | Sanguisorbeae |
Subtribe | Sanguisorbinae |
Scientific name | Sanguisorba albiflora (Makino) Makino |
Synonyms | Sanguisorba obtusa Maximovicz var. albiflora Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shirobana-tou-uchi-sou (シロバナトウウチソウ, 白花唐打草 [meaning: white flower tou-uchu weed (tou-uchi = Chinese beautiful string)]) |
(English common name) white flowered burnet | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Iwate Prefecture) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Subalpine field |
Chromosomal number | 2n=56 (8x), 84 (12x) |
Description | Plants 30-40cm tall. Leaves 2-4cm long. Flowers white, inflorescences 2-4cm, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Sanguisorba albiflora (Makino) Makino |
Compositions and methods for modulating pigment production in plants (WIPO Patent WO/2007/027105) | |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
August 2005 at Hachimantai Highland |
August 2005 at Hachimantai Highland |
August 2005 at Hachimantai Highland |