Stachyurus praecox var. matsuzakii




Family Stachyuraceae
Scientific name Stachyurus praecox Siebold & Zuccarini var. matsuzakii (Nakai) Makino
Synonyms Stachyurus lancifolius Koidzumi; Stachyurus matsuzakii Nakai; Stachyurus ovalifolius Nakai; Stachyurus praecox Siebold & Zuccarini var. lancifolius (Koidzumi) H. Hara; Stachyurus praecox Siebold & Zuccarini subsp. lancifolius (Koidzumi) Sugimoto; Stachyurus praecox Siebold & Zuccarini subsp. matsuzakii (Nakai) Sugimoto
Common name (Japanese common name) hachijo ki-bushi [Hachijo Island ki-bushi (ki-bushi = Stachyurus praecox Siebold & Zuccarini)], nanban ki-bushi [foreign ki-bushi], enoshima ki-bushi [Enoshima ki-bushi (Enoshima is a coastal area near Kamakura City)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (mainly coastal area of Pacific Ocean side, west of Fukushima Prefecture), Ogasawara Island, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 3-5m. Leaves 10-17cm. Flowers yellow 8-10mm, flowering in March to April. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Stachyurus praecox var. matsuzakii
Stachyurus praecox Siebold & Zucc. var. matsuzakii (Nakai) Makino
Manufacturing process of tea beverages (US Patent 6797305/2004)
Particulate water absorbing agent, water-absorbent core and absorbing article (WO/2006/109844)



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