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| April 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
| Family | Myrsinaceae |
| Scientific name | Maesa japonica (Thunberg) Moritzi & Zollinger |
| Synonyms | Baeobotrys japonica (Thunberg) Zippelius ex Scheffer; Doraena japonica Thunberg; Maesa cavaleriei H. Léveillé; Maesa coriacea Champion; Maesa coriacea var. gracilis Bentham; Maesa doraena Blume ex Siebold & Zuccarini; Maesa dunniana H. Léveillé; Maesa esquirolii H. Léveillé; Maesa japonica (Thunberg) Moritzi & Zollinger forma gracilis (Bentham) Nakai; Maesa labordei H. Léveillé; Maesa randaiensis Hayata; Maesa taiheizanensis Sasaki; Myrsine esquirolii H. Léveillé; Pieris oligodonta H. Léveillé |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) izu senryo [Izu Island senryo (senryo = Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Nakai)] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Ibaraki Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, Vietnam | |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants 1.5m. Leaves 6-15cm. Flowers pale yellow 5mm, flowering in May. Evergreen. Shrub. |
| Reference | Maesa japonica (Thunberg) Moritzi & Zollinger |
| Maesa japonica Moritzi & Zoll. | |
| Anticancer biangeloyl saponins (US Patent 7262285/2007) | |
| Compositions comprising triterpene saponins and compounds with functional angeloyl groups for inhibition of venous insufficiency, leg swelling and tumors (WIPO Patent WO/2006/116656) |
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| April 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
