Elliottia paniculata




Family Ericaceae
Subfamily Ericoideae
Tribe Phyllodoceae
Scientific name Elliottia paniculata (Siebold & Zuccarini) Bentham & Hooker f.
Synonyms Tripetaleia paniculata Siebold & Zuccarini; Tripetaleia paniculata Siebold & Zuccarini forma latifolia (Maximovicz) Kitamura; Tripetaleia paniculata Siebold & Zuccarini var. latifolia Maximovicz
Common name (Japanese common name) ho-tutuji (ホツツジ, 穂躑躅 [meaning: spica tutuji (tutuji = Rhododendron plants)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 1-2m tall. Leaves 3-7cm long. Flowers white or pale pink corollas ca. 1.5cm, flowering in July to September. Fruits ca. 3mm long. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference  Elliottia paniculata (Siebold & Zucc.) Benth. & Hook. f.
Studies on the Constituents of Tripetaleia paniculata SIEB. et ZUCC. IV. On the Constituents of the Wood. (2). Structure of Lyoniside
Detection and Distribution of Chrysanthemin and Idaein in Autumn Leaves of Plants by High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Process for producing corosolic acid (US Patent 7071229/2006)
Cosmetic composition containing plant steam distillation water (Japanese Patent JP2001226219/2001)



July 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden