Family | Berberidaceae |
Scientific name | Nandina domestica Thunberg |
Synonyms | Nandina domestica Thunberg var. leucocarpa Makino; Nandina domestica Thunberg var. linearifolia C. Y. Wu |
Common name | (Japanese common name) nan-ten [Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name] |
(English common name) heavenly-bamboo | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) China | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=20 |
Description | Plants 2m. Leaves leaflets 3-8cm. Flowers white ca. 6mm, flowering in May to July. Fruits red or white (var. leucocarpa) 6-7mm. Evergreen. Shrub. |
Reference | Nandina domestica Thunb. |
Anti-fungal substance and preparing method thereof (US Patent 4200629/1980) | |
Trace element fertilizer composition (US Patent 4455161/1984) | |
Deodorant and filter using same, as well as method of producing the deodorant (US Patent 5240699/1993) | |
Herbal composition PHY906 and its use in chemotherapy (US Patent 7025993/2006) | |
Antipyretic analgesic antiphlogistic medicine (Japanese Patent JP11012187) | |
Prophylactic antistress agent (European Patent EP1854461) | |
Treatments for leishmaniasis (WIPO Patent WO/2004/084801) |
July 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at a private garden |
June 2007 at a private garden |
July 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
January 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
January 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
January 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |