Sorbus commixta




Family Rosaceae
Scientific name Sorbus commixta Hedlund
Synonyms Sorbus americana Marshall subsp. japonica (Maximovicz) Kitamura; Sorbus commixta Hedlund var. sachalinensis Koidzumi
Common name (Japanese common name) nana-kamado [wood charcoal made by 7 days being burned]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea
Chromosomal number 2n=34
Description Plants 6-10m tall. Leaves 4-7 pairs leaflets each 3-7cm long. Flowers white 6-10mm, flowering in April to July. Deciduous. Arbor trees.
Reference Sorbus commixta Hedl.
Chromosome Counts of Flowering Plants of Hokkaido (24)
Natural teas for taking off the effects of drink and process for the production thereof (US Patent 5968520/1998)
Functional food composition having effects of relieving alcohol-induced hangover symptoms and improving liver function (US Patent 7234931/2007)
Compositions and methods for modulating pignant production in plants (WIPO Patent WO/2007/027105)
Orally available light-independent antineoplastic compounds (WIPO Patent WO/2008/002460)
Sorbus commixta composition (Japanese Patent JP3393214/2003)
Skin external preparation (Japanese Patent JP3529811/2004)



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