| 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 |