Family | Chloranthaceae |
Scientific name | Chloranthus spicatus (Thunberg) Makino |
Synonyms | Chloranthus inconspicuus Swartz; Nigrina spicata Thunberg |
Common name | (Japanese common name) cha-ran [tea orchid] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) garden plants |
(Other nations) [native] China, Thailand | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=30 |
Description | Plants 30-60m. Leaves 0.8-1.8cm. Flowers yellow green, flowering in April to July. Evergreen. Shrub. |
Reference | Chloranthus spicatus (Thunberg) Makino |
Chloranthus spicatus (Thunb.) Makino | |
Transgenic expression of a phytochrome a gene (WIPO Patent WO/2004/097004) | |
Note | Chloranthus spicatus (Thunberg) Makino is not a native plant to Japan. This species was introduced from China in some hundred years ago and has benn cultivated in many places. |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |