Family | Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae) |
Scientific name | Bupleurum longiradiatum Turczaninow var. elatius (Koso-Poljanski) Kitagawa |
Synonyms | Bupleurum longiradiatum Turczaninow forma elatius Koso-Poljanski; Bupleurum longiradiatum Turczaninow subsp. sachalinense (F. Schmidt) Kitagawa var. elatius Kitagawa; Bupleurum longiradiatum Turczaninow var. breviradiatum auct. non F. Schmidt |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hotaru-saiko (ホタルサイコ, 蛍柴胡 [glowfly saiko (saiko = a traditional Chinese medicine)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China | |
Habitat | subalpine ricks or fields |
Chromosomal number | n=6, 2n=12 |
Description | Plants electing 100-150cm tall. Leaves 5-15cm long, 2-4cm wide. Flowers yellow, flowering in July to September. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Bupleurum longiradiatum Turczaninow |
Extracellular matrix production promoter (European Patent EP0972508/2001) | |
Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1984) | |
Antitumor agent (Japanese Patent JP62187408/1987) |
July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |