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| July 2006 at my home |
| 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) |
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| July 2006 at my home |
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| December 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
