Ribes fasciculatum




Family Saxifragaceae
Scientific name Ribes fasciculatum Siebold & Zuccarini
Synonyms Ribes fasciculatum Siebold & Zuccarini var. japonicum Janczewski
Common name (Japanese common name) yabu sanzashi [bush sanzashi (sanzashi = Crataegus cuneata)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 1m. Leaves 3-4cm length. Flowers yellow, flowering in March to April. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Ribes fasciculatum Siebold & Zucc.
Ribes fasciculatum Siebold & Zuccarini
Liver function protecting or improving agent (European Patent EP1213027/2003)
Preventives or remedies for arthritis (European Patent EP1407777/2005)
Method for high throughput screening of plant growth regulator (WIPO Patent WO/2004/003225)




Male plants


March 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



Female plants


March 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden