Elaeagnus pungens




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