Family | Betulaceae |
Scientific name | Alnaster pendulus Matsumura |
Synonyms | Alnus firma Siebold & Zuccarini var. multinervis Regel; Alnus multinervis (Regel) Callier ex C. K. Schneider |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hime yasha-bushi [dwarf yasha fushi (yasha = Japanese pronunciation of yakkha, fushi = a traditional Chinese medicine which involves tannin)] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 10m. Leaves 5-10cm length. Flowers flowering in April. Deciduous. Arbor or subarbor trees. |
Reference | Alnus pendula Matsum. |
Mold capable of degrading dioxin, degradation of dioxin with the use of the same, method for producing composts capable of degrading dioxin and method for growing plants (US Patent 6506956/2003) |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |