Elaeagnus multiflora




Family Elaeagnaceae
Scientific name Elaeagnus multiflora Thunberg ex Murray
Synonyms Elaeagnus longipes A. Gray; Elaeagnus longipes A. Gray var. crispa Maximovicz; Elaeagnus longipes A. Gray var. orbiculata (Makino) Honda; Elaeagnus longipes A. Gray var. ovoidea (Makino) Honda; Elaeagnus longipes A. Gray var. sulcata (Makino) Honda; Elaeagnus multiflora Thunberg ex Murray forma elliptica Araki; Elaeagnus multiflora Thunberg ex Murray forma pacifica Araki; Elaeagnus multiflora Thunberg ex Murray var. hortensis (Maximovicz) Servettaz; Elaeagnus multiflora Thunberg ex Murray var. orbiculata Makino; Elaeagnus multiflora Thunberg ex Murray var. ovoidea Makino; Elaeagnus multiflora Thunberg ex Murray var. sulcata Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) tou-gumi [Chinese gumi (gumi = Elaeagnus plants)], natsu-gumi [Summer gumi]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 2-4m. Leaves 3-10cm. Flowers pale yellow 7-8mm, flowering in April to May. Deciduous. Subarbor trees.
Reference Elaeagnus multiflora Thunb.
Elaeagnus multiflora Thunberg var. orbiculata Makino
Process of producing liquid hydrocarbon fuels from biomass (US Patent 4678860/1987)
Process of producing liquid hydrocarbon fuels from biomass (European Patent EP0221679)
Buffalo berry candy and its production (Japanese Patent JP10257853/1998)
Goumi fruit candy composition (Japanese Patent JP3724618/2005)



April 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden