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| May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
| Family | Saxifragaceae |
| Scientific name | Astilbe japonica (C. Morren & Decaisne) A. Gray |
| Synonyms | Astilbe japonica (C. Morren & Decaisne) A. Gray forma rubeola H. Hara; Hoteia japonica C. Morren et Decaisne; Spiraea japonica hort. |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) awamori-shoma (アワモリショウマ, 泡盛升麻 [meaning: bubble flowering shoma (shoma = Cimicifugae Rhizoma)]) |
| (English common name) Japanese astilbe, florist's spiraea | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kinki region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Rocks near mountane strream |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=14? |
| Description | Plants 25-60cm tall. Leaves 2-4 pinnate with pinnatifid leaflets to 3-pinnate, leaflets each 2-7cm long, 5-20mm wide. Flowers white petals 3-4mm long, flowering in May to June. Fruits 3-4mm long. Prerennial plants. |
| Reference | Astilbe japonica (C. Morren & Decne.) A. Gray |
| Liver function protecting or improving agent (European Patent EP1213027/2002) |
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| May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
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| May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
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| June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
