| Family |
Tiliaceae |
| Scientific name |
Tilia japonica (Miquel) Simonkai |
| Synonyms |
Tilia cordata Miller var. japonica Miquel; Tilia eurosinica Croizat; Tilia
ulmifolia Scopoli var. japonica (Miquel) O. H. Sargent ex Mayr |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) shona-no-ki [shina- tree (Shina doesn't mean China. Meaning of shina has not been completely examined. Some authors wrote that shina might mean an old name of Nagano Prefecture in Honshu. On the other hand,
many author described that shina was an old term used by Ainu people (former people in Hokkaido, Kuril
Islands and Skhalin).)] |
| (English common name) Japanese lime, Japanese linden |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shiikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) China |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=164 |
| Description |
Plants 15-20m tall. Leaves 6-9cm long. Flowers pale yellow ca. 1cm, flowering
in June to July. Fruits ca. 5mm. Deciduous. Arbor trees. |
| Reference |
Tilia japonica (Miq.) Simonk. |
| Tilia japonica (Miquel) Simonkai |
| Stand Structure and Establishment Process of an Old-Growth Stand in the Mixed Deciduous Broadleaf/Conifer Forest of Mt. Moiwa Forest Reserve, Central Hokkaido, Northern Japan |
| Method of manufacturing artificial wood veneer (US Patent 4388133/1983) |
| Cosmetic composition for the treatment of the hair and skin comprising a powder of flowers or flower tops and a cohesion agent (US Patent 4459285/1984) |
| Artificial veneer and method of manufacturing the same (US Patent 4465539/1984) |
| Method of manufacturing modified wood material (US Patent 4731265/1988) |
| Detergent composition containing a quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant and a carboxylate anionic surfactant (US Patent 4919846/1990) |
| Cosmetics (US Patent 6497889/2002) |
| Percutaneous administration preparations (US Patent 6827944/2004) |
| Discountinous surface coating for particles (WIPO Patent WO/2006/076191) |
