Family | Hipocastanaceae (also placed in Sapindaceae) |
Scientific name | Aesculus turbinata Blume |
Synonyms | Aesculus chinensis Bunge; Aesculus chinensis C. K. Schneider; Aesculus japonica C. K. Schneider; Aesculus sinensis Bean; Pawia turbinata (Blume) Kuntze; Pawia dissimilis (Blume) Kuntze |
Common name | (Japanese common name) tochi-no-ki (トチノキ, 栃の木 [meaning: nuts tree]) |
(English common name) Japanese horse chestnut | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
Description | Plants 35m tall. Leaves 5-7 leaflets each 15-40cm long. Flowers white inflorescences 15-25cm long, flowering in May. Deciduous. Arbor trees. |
Reference | Aesculus turbinata Blume |
Aesculus turbinata Blume | |
Cross-grained veneer and manufacturing method of the same (US Patent 6139965/2000) | |
Anti-deterioration agent for food flavors, method for preventing deterioration of food flavors, and foods containing anti-deterioration agent for food flavors (US Patent 6475544/2002) | |
Oral composition, method of making the oral composition and oral hygiene method in japanese and chinese herbal remedy (US Patent 6811769/2004) | |
Composition for oral cavity (Japanese Patent JP05213728/1993) | |
Metal ion scavenger and method for cleaning soil (Japanese Patent JP10130623/1998) | |
Skin external preparation (Japanese Patent JP3415200/2003) |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Imperial Palace |