Alnus pendula




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