Elaeagnus umbellata




Family Elaeagnaceae
Scientific name Elaeagnus umbellata Thunberg
Synonyms Elaeagnus convexolepidota Hayata; Elaeagnus coreana H. Léveillé; Elaeagnus crispa Thunberg; Elaeagnus crocea Nakai; Elaeagnus fragrans Nakai; Elaeagnus higoensis Nakai; Elaeagnus longipes A. Gray var. crispa (Thunberg) Maximowicz; Elaeagnus obovata H. L. Li; Elaeagnus parvifolia Wallich ex Royle; Elaeagnus salicifolia D. Don ex Loudon; Elaeagnus umbellata Thunberg forma parvifolia (Wallich ex Royle) Kitamura; Elaeagnus umbellata Thunberg subsp. parvifolia (Wallich ex Royle) Servettaz; Elaeagnus umbellata Thunberg var. coreana (H. Léveillé) H. Léveillé; Elaeagnus umbellata Thunberg var. parvifolia (Wallich ex Royle) C. K. Schneider
Common name (Japanese common name) aki-gumi [autumn gumi (gumi = Elaeagnus plants)]
(English common name) autumn olive
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (Southwestern region) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Afghanistan
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Plants 2-3m. Leaves 4-8cm. Flowers pale yellow 5-7mm, flowering in April to May. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunberg
Selective COX-2 inhibition from edible plant extracts (US Patent 20010024664)



May 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba



May 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba