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| April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| 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. |
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| April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
