| Family |
Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae) |
| Scientific name |
Heracleum sphondylium L. var. nipponicum (Kitagawa) H. Ohba |
| Synonyms |
Heracleum lanatum Michaux subsp. moellendorffii (Hance) H. Hara var. nipponicum
(Kitagawa) H. Hara; Heracleum lanatum Michaux subsp. moellendorffii auct.,
non (Hance) H. Hara; Heracleum moellendorffii auct., non Hance; Heracleum
nipponicum Kitagawa |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) hana-udo (ハナウド, 花独活 [flowering udo (udo = Aralia cordata)]) |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none |
| Habitat |
Riverside forest or forest edge |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=22 |
| Description |
Plants electing 70-200cm tall. Leaves 5-15cm long, 4-15cm wide. Flowers
white, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1984) |
