Family | Berberidaceae |
Scientific name | Berberis thunbergii de Candolle |
Synonyms | Berberis thunbergii de Candolle var. atropurpurea Chenault |
Common name | (Japanese common name) megi [eyes tree] |
(English common name) Japanese barberry | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 2m. Leaves 1-5cm. Flowers pale yellow 6mm, flowering in April to May. Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Berberis thunbergii DC. |
Cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition, especially dermatological composition, containing oxyacanthine, intended in particular for stimulating hair growth or retarding hair loss (US Patent 5607693/1997) | |
Elicited plant products (US Patent 20020132021) |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |