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| June 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
| Family | Saxifragaceae |
| Scientific name | Astilbe thunbergii (Siebold et Zuccarini) Miquel |
| Synonyms | Astilbe thunbergii (Siebold et Zuccarini) Miquel var. thunbergii; Hoteia thunbergii Siebold & Zuccarini |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) aka-shouma (アカショウマ, 赤升麻 [red shoma (shoma = Cimicifugae Rhizoma)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest edge or field |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Leaves 3 pinnate with pinnatifid leaflets to 3-pinnate, each leaflets 4-10cm long, 2-5cm wide. Scapes 40-80cm tall. Flowers white (or pink) petals 2.5-4mm long, flowering in June to July. Fruits 2-3mm long. Prerennial plants. |
| Reference | Astilbe thunbergii (Siebold & Zucc.) Miq. |
| Process for preparing flavonoids (US Patent 6706865/2004) |
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| June 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
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| June 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
