Prunus armeniaca




Family Rosaceae
Subfamily Spiraeoideae
Tribe Amygdaleae
Scientific name Prunus armeniaca L.
Synonyms Amygdalus armeniaca (L.) Dumortier; Armeniaca communis Besser; Armeniaca vulgaris Lamarck; Prunus armeniaca L. var. anzu Maximowicz; Prunus armeniaca L. var. vulgaris Zabel
Common name (Japanese common name) anzu (アンズ, 杏 [meaning: Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name]), karamomo (カラモモ, 唐桃 [meaning: Chinese peach])
(English common name) apricot
Distribution (Japan) garden plants
(Other nations) [native] China, Kyrgyzstan
Chromosomal number 2n=16
Description Leaves 7-13cm long. Flowers pale pink 3cm across, flowering in March to April. Deciduous. Subarbor trees.
Reference  Prunus armeniaca L.
Pest control agent (US Patent 3973944/1976)
Fluorometirc enzyme inhibition immunoassay for measuring potency of allergen extracts (US Patent 4528267/1985)
Pharmaceutical preparations and compositions (US Patent 4564522/1986)
Stable allergenic extracts and methods (US Patent 4716120/1987)
Fluorometric assay of allergic reactions (US Patent 4845027/1989)
Assaying allergen specific IgE levels with fluorogenic enzyme labeled antibody (US Patent 4849337/1989)
Stable antigenic extracts methods (US Patent 4963356/1990)
Pharmaceutical liquid composition containing bezoar bovis and preparation for its manufacture (US Patent 5133964/1992)
Process for the preparation of pharmaceutical liquid composition containing Bezoar bovis (US Patent 5164184/1992)
Constructs for expression of monellin in plant cells (US Patent 5234834/1993)
Pharmaceutical liquid composition containing Bezoar bovis (US Patent 5225203/1993)
Pharmaceutical liquid composition containing bezoar bovis and preparation for its manufacture (US Patent 5190757/1993)
Method of counteracting an ethylene response in plants (US Patent 5518988/1996)
Endogenously sweetened transgenic plant products (US Patent 5739409/1998)
Compositions with analgesic, antipyretic and antiinflammatory properties (US Patent 5908628/1999)
Cytochrome P-450 monooxygenases (US Patent 6133417/2000)
Use of essential oils to increase bioavailability of orally administered pharmaceutical compounds (US Patent 6121234/2000)
Gelatinized propolis food products (US Patent 6106867/2000)
Synthesis methods, complexes and delivery methods for the safe and convenient storage, transport and application of compounds for inhibiting the ethylene response in plants (US Patent 6313068/2001)
Seed specific polycomb group gene and methods of use for same (US Patent 6239327/2001)
Control of fruit ripening through genetic control of ACC synthase synthesis (US Patent 6207881/2001)
Use of at least one lipid extract obtained from the fruit seed of the mirabelle tree (US Patent 6491941/2002)
Methods of blocking an ethylene response in plants using cyclopropene derivatives (US Patent 6365549/2002)
Cosmetic preparation of active substances with high protection factor against free radicals (US Patent 6426080/2002)
Treatment and composition for achieving skin anti-aging benefits by corneum protease activation (US Patent 6495126/2002)
Herbal compositions for treating immunological disorders (US Patent 6383525/2002)
Herbal chinese joint complex (US Patent 6350476/2002)
Delivery systems for cyclopropenes (US Patent 6548448/2003)
Herbal compositions for treating immunological disorders (US Patent 6503542/2003)
Sugarcane UBI9 gene promoter and methods of use thereof (US Patent 6706948/2004)
Dietary food supplement containing natural cyclooxygenase inhibitors and methods for inhibiting pain and inflammation (US Patent 6818234/2004)
Liquid cleansing composition having simultaneous exfoliating and moisturizing properties (US Patent 6924256/2005)
Herbal composition for treating allergic disorders and method for making the same (US Patent 6958162/2005)
Antithrombotic agents (US Patent 6958164/2005)
Cleaning compositions and their use in feminine hygiene wipes (US Patent 6844303/2005)
Method of modifying the content of cottonseed oil (US Patent 6974898/2005)
Plant promoter sequences and methods of use for same (US Patent 6977325/2005)
Conjugates of agents and transglutaminase substrate linking molecules (US Patent 6919076/2005)
Preparation of essential oil compositions for potable liquid disinfection (US Patent 7074439/2006)
Cosmetic preparation of active substances with a synergistically increased radical protection factor (US Patent 6989150/2006)
Skin care products containing whole egg (US Patent 7094415/2006)
Biochemistry-related polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants (US Patent 7135616/2006)
Compositions of marine botanicals to provide nutrition to aging and environmentally damaged skin (US Patent 7303753/2007)
Composition for treatment of asthma (US Patent 7255884/2007)
Regulating metabolism by modifying the level of trehalose-6-phosphate (US Patent 7247770/2007)
Crude drug compositions and the process for preparing them (US Patent 7247325/2007)
Polynucleotides and polypeptides that confer increased biomass and tolerance to cold, water deprivation and low nitrogen to plants (US Patent 7196245/2007)
Compositions and methods for treatment of rosacea (US Patent 7179789/2007)
Treatment and composition for achieving skin anti-aging benefits by corneum protease activation (US PAtent 7175837/2007)
Use of cortex Prunus armeniaca L. and extracts thereof in manufacturing medicaments for treating diabetes (WIPO Patent WO/2007/065373)



March 2007
at Ibaraki PrefectureBotanical Garden
March 2007
at Ibaraki PrefectureBotanical Garden
March 2007
at Ibaraki PrefectureBotanical Garden



December 2007
at Ibaraki PrefectureBotanical Garden