Family | Saxifragaceae |
Scientific name | Deutzia gracilis Siebold & Zuccarini |
Synonyms | Deutzia crenata Siebold & Zuccarini var. nakaiana hort.; Deutzia gracilis Siebold & Zuccarini forma aurea Schelle ex C. K. Schneider |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hime utugi [dwarf utsugi (utsugi = Deutzia crenata Siebold & Zuccarini)] |
(English common name) Japanese snowflower, slender deutsia | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=26 |
Description | Plants 1-1.5m. Leaves 4-8cm length. Flowers white 1-1.5cm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Deutzia gracilis Siebold & Zucc. |
Deutzia gracilis Siebold & Zuccarini | |
Taxonomic Studies of Deutzia Thunb. (Saxifragaceae s.l.) in Japan 1. Chromosome Numbers. | |
Liver function protecting or improving agent (European Patent EP1213027/2003) | |
Preventives or remedies for arthritis (European Patent EP1407777/2005) | |
Note | Native to Japan. |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
January 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
January 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
January 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |