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| Family | Nartheciaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Scientific name | Aletris spicata (Thunberg) Franchet |
| Synonyms | Aletris japonica sensu Lambert, non Houttuyn nor Thunberg; Aletris spicata (Thunberg) Franchet var. micrantha Satake; Hypoxis farinosa Thunberg; Hypoxis spicata Thunberg |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) sokushin-ran (ソクシンラン, 束心蘭 [meaning: orchid which scap occurs at the center of leaves]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Mountane fileld |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=26, 52 |
| Description | Leaves 10-30cm long. Scapes 30-70cm tall. Flowers whote corollas ca. 6mm long, 6 stamens, flowering in May to July. Fruits 4mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Aletris spicata (Thunb.) Franch. |
| Aletris spicata (Thunberg) Franchet | |
| Skin care preparation (Japanese Patent JP2003113030) |
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