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| November 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Hemerocallidaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Scientific name | Dianella ensifolia (L.) de Candolle |
| Synonyms | Anthericum adenanthera Forster f.; Dianella albiflora Hallier f.; Dianella bambusiflora Hallier f.; Dianella bancana Miquel; Dianella carinata Hallier f.; Dianella ensifolia (L.) de Candolle; Dianella ensifolia (L.) de Candolle froma racemulifera (Schlittler) Tang S. Liu & S. S. Ying; Dianella flabellata Hallier f.; Dianella javanica (Blume) Kunth; Dianella ledermannii K. Krause; Dianella monophylla Hallier f.; Dianella montana Blume; Dianella monticola K. Krause; Dianella nemorosa Lamarck; Dianella nemorosa Lamarck forma ensifolia (Linnaeus) Schlittler; Dianella nemorosa Lamarck forma racemulifera Schlittler; Dianella odorata Blume; Dianella parviflora Ridley; Dianella parviflora Zippelius ex Hallier f.; Dianella pullei K. Krause; Dianella robusta Elmer; ianella serrulata Hallier f.; Dianella sparsiflora Schlittler; Dracaena ensata Thunberg & Dalman; Dracaena ensifolia L.Eustrephus javanicus (Blume) D. Dietrich; Phalangium adenanthera (Forster f.) Poiret; Rhuacophila javanica Blume; Walleria paniculata Fritsch |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kikyo-ran (キキョウラン, 桔梗蘭 [meaning: balloon flower orchid]) |
| (English common name) Cerulean flax-lily, umbrella dracaena | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Wakayama prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, India | |
| Habitat | Beach or coastal area |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=32 |
| Description | Leaves linear, 40-50cm long, 15-20mm wide. Scapes 60-80cm tall, non hair. Flowers pedicels 6-15cm long, 6 perianths each 6mm long, 6 stamens, anthers 3.2mm long, styles 7mm long, flowering in May to July. Fruits ca. 1cm, seeds 4mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Dianella ensifolia (Linnaeus) de Candolle |
| Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC. | |
| Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC. | |
| Diarylalkanes as potent inhibitors of binuclear enzymes (WIPO Patent WO/2005/117849) |
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| November 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
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| July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
