Hamamelis vernalis




Family Hamamelidaceae
Scientific name Hamamelis vernalis Sargent
Synonyms Hamamelis vernalis var. tomentella (Rehder) E. J. Palmer
Common name (Japanese common name) hayazaki mansaku [early flowering mansaku (mansaku = first spring flowring or much flowering)]
(English common name) Ozark witch-hazel, vernal witch-hazel
Distribution (Japan) garden plants
(Other nations) [native] USA
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Plants 2-4m. Leaves 7-13cm. Flowers red to orange (or yellow) petals each 7-10mm, flowering in December to March. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Hamamelis vernalis Sarg.
Hamamelis vernalis Sargent
Use of protoberberines as an active substance regulating the pilosebaceous unit (WIPO Patent WO/2007/029187)
Oral delivery formulation (WIPO Patent WO/1999/030690)



February 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
February 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
February 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



January 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden