| Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
| Scientific name | Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston |
| Synonyms | Biancaea scandens Todaro; Biancaea sepiaria (Roxburgh) Todaro; Caesalpinia benguetensis Elmer; Caesalpinia crista auct. non L.; Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston var. japonica (Siebold et Zuccarini) Ohashi; Caesalpinia ferox Hasskarl; Caesalpinia japonica Siebold & Zuccarini; Caesalpinia sepiaria Roxburgh; Caesalpinia sepiaria var. auricoma Trimen; Caesalpinia sepiaria var. japonica (Siebold & Zuccarini) Gagnepain; Mezoneuron benguetense (Elmer) Elmer; Reichardia decapetala Roth |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) jya-ketsu-ibara [snake holes vine], kawara-fuji [river fuji] |
| (English common name) Mysorethorn, shoofly, Cats claw, wait-a-bit, horny poinciana | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Fukushima Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thialand, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
| Description | Leaves 20-40cm long, 5-10 pairs leaflets. Flowers yellow 2cm, inflorescences 20-30cm long, flowering in April to June. Deciduous. Vine. |
| Reference | Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston |
| Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston | |
| Caesalpinia decapetala | |
| Caesalpinia decapetala | |
| Cosmetic compositions for the treatment of the hair and skin contain in the form of a powder particles resulting from the pulverization of at least one plant substance and a cohesion agent (US Patent 4569839/1986) | |
| Drug, preparation and use thereof (US Patent 4918099/1990) | |
| Cosmetic compositions for the treatment of the hair and skin contain in the form of a powder particles resulting from the pulverization of at least one plant substance and a cohesion agent (US Patent 4933177/1990) | |
| Method for regulating hair growth (US Patent 6451777/2002) | |
| Compositions which contain triterpenes for regulating hair growth (US Patent 6482857/2002) | |
| Cultured plant cell gums for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial applications (US Patent 6350594/2002) |
| May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |