Chimonanthus praecox




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.



December 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
December 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
December 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



December 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
December 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden