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| December 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
December 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
December 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
| Family | Calycanthaceae |
| Scientific name | Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link |
| Synonyms | Butneria praecox (L.) C. K. Schneider; Calycanthus praecox L.; Chimonanthus fragrans Lindley; Chimonanthus fragrans Lindley var. grandiflorus Lindley; Chimonanthus parviflorus Rafinesque; Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link forma grandiflorus (Lindley) Rehder; Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link var. grandiflorus (Lindley) Makino; Meratia fragrans Loiseleur-Deslongchamps; Meratia praecox (L.) Rehder & E. H. Wilson; Meratia praecox (L.) Rehder & E. H. Wilson var. grandiflora (Lindley) Rehder & E. H. Wilson |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) rou-bai [waxen ume (ume = Japanese apricot)] |
| (English common name) Japanese allspice | |
| Distribution | (Japan) garden plants |
| (Other nations) [native] China | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
| Description | Leaves ca. 15cm length. Flowers yellow 2cm, flowering in December to February. Deciduous. Shrub. |
| Reference | Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link |
| 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) | |
| Note | Chimonanthus praecox was introduced into Japan from China in 17th. |
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| December 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
December 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
December 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
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| December 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
December 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
