Menispermum dauricum




Family Menispermaceae
Scientific name Menispermum dauricum de Candolle
Synonyms Menispermum dauricum de Candolle var. pauciflorum Franchet; Menispermum dauricum de Candolle var. pilosum (Schneider) Kitagawa
Common name (Japanese common name) koumori-kazura [bat vine]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), korea, China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=52, 54
Description Leaves 5-15cm length, 10-20cm width. Flowers pale yellow, flowering in May to June. Deciduous (or sometimes evergreen). Vine.
Reference Menispermum dauricum DC.
Medicinal herbal composition for treating liver diseases and HIV (US Patent 6455078/2002)
Herbal pharmaceutical composition for treatment of HIV/AIDS patients (US Patent 6696094/2004)
Pharmaceutical composition having prophylactic effects on lamivudine-related disease relapse and drug resistance and methods of using the same (US Patent 6855346/2005)
Orally available light-independent antineoplastic compounds (US Patent 20070299046)



Male plants


May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden