Corchoropsis tomentosa




Family Tiliaceae
Scientific name Corchoropsis tomentosa (Thunberg) Makino
Synonyms Corchoropsis crenata Siebold & Zuccarini; Corchoropsis intermedia Nakai; Corchoropsis psilocarpa Harms & Loes; Corchoropsis tomentosa (Thunberg) Makino forma glabrescens (Nakai) H. Hara; Corchoropsis tomentosa (Thunberg) Makino var. glabrescens Nakai; Corchoropsis tomentosa (Thunberg) Makino var. micropetala Y. T. Zhang; Corchoropsis tomentosa (Thunberg) Makino var. tomentosicarpa P. L. Chiu
Common name (Japanese common name) karasu-no-goma [crow sesame]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Chromosomal number 2n=20
Description Plants electing 30-90cm tall. Leaves 2-7cm long, 15-35mm wide. Flowers yellow 18mm, flowering in August to September. Annual plants.
Reference Corchoropsis tomentosa (Thunb.) Makino
Remedy (US Patent 20060216362)



September 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
September 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



September 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
September 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
September 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba