Chimonanthus yunnanensis




Family Calycanthaceae
Scientific name Chimonanthus yunnanensis W. W. Smith
Synonyms Meratia yunnanensis (W. W. Smith) Hu
Common name (Japanese common name) un-nan rou-bai [yunnan waxen ume (ume = Japanese apricot)]
(English common name) wintersweet
Distribution (Japan) garden plants
(Other nations) [native] China
Chromosomal number 2n=22
Description Flowers yellow ca.2cm, flowering in January to March. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Chimonanthus yunnanensis
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)



January 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
January 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
January 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden