Family | Nartheciaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
Scientific name | Aletris luteoviridis (Maximovicz) Franchet |
Synonyms | Metanarthecium luteoviride Maximovicz; Metanarthecium luteo-viride Maximovicz; Metanarthecium yakumontanum Masamune |
Common name | (Japanese common name) nogi-ran (ノギラン, 芒蘭 [nogi orchid (nogi = small needle like spikes on flower of Poaceae plants)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea | |
Habitat | (Hokkaido) fields in sea levael to mountane area; (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu) fields or forest edge in montain |
Chromosomal number | 2n=52 |
Description | Leaves, 12-24cm long, non hair. Scapes 15-55cm tall, non hair or sometimes short hair at upper. Flowers inflorescences 3-20cm long, pedicels 2-4mm long, yellow white 6 perianths each 6-7mm long, flowering in June to August. Fruits 7mm long, seeds 0.7mm long. Perennial plants. |
References | Metanarthecium luteoviride Maxim. |
Formation of Embryo-Sac and Callose Deposition During Its Development in Aletris luteoviridis | |
Extraction of steroidal materials from vegetable materials (US Patent 3620919/1971) | |
Feed for poultry (US Patent 4128640/1978) | |
Cleansing articles for skin and/or hair which also deposit skin care actives (US Patent 6338855/2002) | |
Pre-formed, self-adhesive sheet devices suitable for topical application (WIPO Patent WO/2001/001933) | |
Skin care compositions including Hexapeptide complexes and methods of their manufacture (WIPO Patent WO/2007/102957) | |
New catechol derivative and 5-Lipoxygenase inhibitor containing the same as active component (Japanese Patent JP09157206/1997) |
July 2006 at mountane forest |
July 2006 at mountane forest |
July 2006 at mountane forest |
July 2006 at mountane forest |
July 2006 at mountane forest |
July 2006 at mountane forest |
July 2006 at mountane forest |
July 2006 at mountane forest |
July 2006 at mountane forest |