Family | Elaeagnaceae |
Scientific name | Elaeagnus pungens Thunberg |
Synonyms | Elaeagnus pungens Thunberg forma aurea (Servettaz) Rehder; Elaeagnus pungens Thunberg forma masculata Veitch; Elaeagnus pungens Thunberg subsp. eupungens; Elaeagnus pungens Thunberg subsp. simonii (Carrière) Servettaz; Elaeagnus pungens Thunberg var. aureovariegata Bean; Elaeagnus pungens Thunberg var. frederici Bean; Elaeagnus pungens Thunberg var. reflexa (E. Morren & Decaisne) Rehder; Elaeagnus pungens Thunberg var. simonii (Carrière) Rehder; Elaeagnus pungens Thunberg var. typica C. K. Schneider; Elaeagnus pungens Thunberg var. variegata Rheder; Elaeagnus reflexa E. Morren & Decaisne; Elaeagnus simonii Carrière |
Common name | (Japanese common name) nawashiro-gumi [rice bed gumi (gumi = Elaeagnus plants)] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) China | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 2-3m. Leaves 5-8cm. Flowers pale yellow 6-7mm, flowering in October to November. Fruits ca. 1.5cm. Evergreen. Shrub. |
Reference | Elaeagnus pungens Thunb. |
Elaeagnus pungens Thunberg | |
Elaeagnus pungens (shrub) | |
Curcuminoid compositions exhibiting synergistic inhibition of the expression and/or activity of cyclooxygenase-2 (US Patent 6979470/2005) | |
Compositions that treat or inhibit pathological conditions associated with inflammatory response (US Patent 7270835/2007) |
November 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
November 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
November 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
November 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
November 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
February 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
February 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |