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July 2007 at my home |
July 2007 at my home |
| Family | Proteaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Scientific name | Conospermum yedoense (Maximovicz ex Franchet & Savatier) Rauschert |
| Synonyms | Alectorurus yedoensis (Maximovicz ex Franchet & Savatier) Makino; Alectorurus yedoensis (Maximovicz ex Franchet & Savatier) Makino var. album hort.; Alectorurus yedoensis (Maximovicz ex Franchet & Savatier) Makino var. platypetalus Masamune; Anthericum yedoense Maximovicz ex Franchet & Savatier; Conospermum platypetalum (Masamune) Rauschert |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) keibi-ran [chicken tail orchid] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kinki region), Shikoku, Kyushu (north of Yakushima Island) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | On rocks in mountains. |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
| Description | Leaves linear, 9-10 parallel veins, 15-40cm long, non hair. Scapes 10-40cm tall with tiny wings, non hair. Flowers inflorescences 7-15cm long, bracts 3-10mm long, 1-3 pedicels beside bracts each 4-8mm long, 6 white perianths each ca. 4mm long, 6 stamens (longer thsn perianth in male flower; same lengh as perianth in female flower), styles 6.5mm long in male flowewr, 4mm long in female flower, flowering in July to August. Fruits 4mm, seed 3mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Antiviral naphthoquinone compounds, compositions and uses thereof (US Patent 5672607/1997) |
| Antiretroviral naphthoquinone compounds compositions and uses thereof (US Patent 5783598/1998) | |
| Anti-viral multi-quinone compounds and regiospecific synthesis thereof (US Patent 6828347/2004) | |
| Cryopreservation of plant cells (US Patent 6753182/2004) | |
| Note | Endemic to Japan. Rare species. |
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| July 2007 at my home |
July 2007 at my home |
July 2007 at my home |
