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 |