Trochodendron aralioides




Family Trochodendraceae
Scientific name Trochodendron aralioides Siebold & Zuccarini
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) yama-guruma [mountain wheel]
(English common name) wheel tree
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Yamagata Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=40
Description Plants 20m tall. Leaves 5-11cm long. Flowers green inflorescences 5-100cm long, flowering in May. Evergreen. Arbor trees.
Reference Trochodendron aralioides Siebold & Zucc.
Trochodendron aralioides Siebold & Zuccarini
Betulinol derivatives (US Patent 6890533/2005)
Transgenic expression of a phytochrome a gene (US Patent 7271004/2007)
Anti-HIV-1 activity of betulinol derivatives (WIPO Patent WO/2005/112929)
Betulinol derivatives as anti-HIV agents (WIPO Patent WO/2006/031706)



April 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden