| Family | Calycanthaceae |
| Scientific name | Calycanthus chinensis W. C. Cheng & S. Y. Chang |
| Synonyms | Sinocalycanthus chinensis (W. C. Cheng & S. Y. Chang) W. C. Cheng & S. Y. Chang |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) natsu-rou-bai [summer waxen ume (ume = Japanese apricot)] |
| (English common name) Chinese allspice, Chinese sweetshrub, Chinese wax shrub | |
| Distribution | (Japan) garden plants |
| (Other nations) [native] China | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
| Description | Plants 1-3m. Leaves 11-27cm length, 8-16cm width. Flowers pink 4.5-7cm, flowering in May to July. Deciduous. Shrub. |
| Reference | Calycanthus chinensis W. C. Cheng & S. Y. Chang |
| Calycanthus chinensis | |
| Flower initiation inducer (US Patent 6057157/2000) | |
| Agents for inducing flower bud formation (US Patent 6174712/2001) | |
| Ketol fatty acid derivative and plant growth regulating agents (US Patnt 7026489/2006) | |
| Plant potentiators (US Patent 6987130/2006) |
| May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
| May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |