Family | Ruscaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
Scientific name | Rohdea japonica (Thunberg) Roth |
Synonyms | Orontium japonicum Thunberg; Rohdea esquirolii H. Léveillé; Rohdea sinensis H. Léveillé |
Common name | (Japanese common name) omoto (オモト, 萬年青 [meaning: evergreen plants]) |
(English common name) Japanese sacred lily | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) China | |
Habitat | Forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=38 |
Description | Leaves 30-50cm long, non hair. Scapes 8-18cm tall, non hair, bracts 2-3mm. Flowers flowering in May to July. Fruits red or merely yellow 1cm. Perennial plants. |
References | Rohdea japonica (Thunberg) Roth |
Rohdea japonica (Thunb.) Roth | |
Rohdea japonica Roth | |
Enzymatic method for the isolation of dna from plant tissue (WIPO Patent WO/2004/056984) | |
Method of producing variegated plants (European Patent EP0257845/1991) | |
Process for producing plant extract containing plant powder (European Patent EP1407679/2004) | |
Remedies (European Patent EP1563841/2005) |
July 2006 at my home |
December 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |