Disporum sessile




Family Colchicaceae (also placed in Liliaceae)
Tribe Uvularieae
Scientific name Disporum sessile D. Don
Synonyms Disporum hainanensis Merrill; Disporum hallaisanense (H. Léveillé) Ohwi; Disporum sessile D. Don var. stenophyllum Franchet & Savatier; Disporum taquetii H. Léveillé; Tovaria hallaisanensis H. Léveillé; Uvularia sessilis Thunberg
Common name (Japanese common name) houchaku sou (ホウチャクソウ, 宝鐸草 [meaning: houchaku weed (houchaku = a bell like ornament of Buddhism temple)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China
Habitat Bush, forest edge, wet fields
Chromosomal number 2n=16
Description Plants 30-50cm tall, non hair. Leaves 7-11cm long, non hair. Flowers pedicels 12-25mm long, green corollas 22-28mm long, 6 perianths, flowering in April to May. Fruits blue ca. 1cm. Perennial plants.
Reference Disporum sessile D. Don
Effects of Light Intensity on the Size Structure and Establishment of Diploids and Triploids of Disporum sessile
Foliar fertilizer and method for using the same (US Patent 6475258/2002)
Method for quantifying plant resources using GIS (European Patent EP1791090/2007)
Agent for hair growth (European Patent EP1915997/2008)



April 2007
at lowland forest edge
April 2007
at lowland forest edge
April 2007
at lowland forest edge



July 2007
at my home
July 2007
at my home