Toxicodendron succedaneum




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