Family | Apocynaceae |
Scientific name | Cerbera manghas L. |
Synonyms | Cerbera forsteri Seemann; Cerbera lactaria Buchanan-Hamilton ex Sprengel; Cerbera linnaei Montrouzier; Cerbera tanghin Hooker; Cerbera venenifera (Poiret) Steudel; Elcana seminuda Blanco; Tabernaemontana obtusifolia Poiret; Tanghinia manghas (L.) G. Don; Tanghinia venenifera Poiret |
Common name | (Japanese common name) mi-fukura-gi [eyes poison tree] |
(English common name) Madagascar ordeal bean | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (south of Amami Islans), Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
Description | Plants 5-6m tall. Leaves 12-25cm long. Flowers white corollas 5cm, inflorescences ca. 15-20cm, flowering in all seasons. Fruits green. Evergreen. Subarbor trees. |
Reference | Cerbera manghas L. |
Cerbera manghas Linnaeus | |
Cardenolide Monoglycosides from the Leaves of Cerbera odollam and Cerbera manghas(Cerbera. III)(Organic,Chemical) | |
Systems and methods for determining carbon credits (US Patent 20080131974) | |
Agent for hair growth (European Patent EP1915997/2008) | |
Systems and methods for determining carbon credits (WIPO Patent WO/2006/024070) |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |