Dasiphora fruticosa subsp. fruticosa




Family Rosaceae
Scientific name Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydberg subsp. fruticosa
Synonyms Dasiphora riparia Rafinesque; Pentaphylloides fruticosa (L.) O. Schwarz; Potentilla fruticosa L.; Potentilla fruticosa L. var. rigida (Wallich ex Lehmann) Th. Wolf; Potentilla rigida Wallich ex Lehmann
Common name (Japanese common name) kin-ro-bai [golden mist plum], haku-ro-bai [white mist plum]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia, China, Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, United Kingdom, Ireland
Chromosomal number 2n=14 (2x), 28 (4x), 42 (6x)
Description Plants 30-100cm tall. Leaves 1-3 pairs leaflets each 8-20mm long. Flowers yellow (or merely white) 2-2.5cm, flowering in June to September. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. subsp. fruticosa
Potentilla fruticosa Linnaeus
Process for extracting catechin polyphenols from potentillas, extract obtained and its use (US Patent 5928646/1999)
Tyrosinase inhibitors from plants (US Patent 6521267/2003)
Composition against cardiovascular diseases (WIPO Patent WO/2006/032115)
Compositions and methods for modulating pignent production in plants (WIPO Patent WO/2007/027105)



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden