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| Family | Apocynaceae (also placed in Asclepiadaceae) |
| Subfamily | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe | Asclepiadeae |
| Scientific name | Metaplexis japonica (Thunberg) Makino |
| Synonyms | Metaplexis stauntonii Schultes; Metaplexis chinensis Decaisne; Pergularia japonica Thunberg; Urostelma chinensis Bunge |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) gaga-imo (ガガイモ, 蘿芋 [meaning: stoop hight taro]), chichi-kusa (チチクサ, 乳草 [meaning: milk weed]), kusa-wata (クサワタ, 草綿 [meaning: cotton weed]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Field or bush |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=22, 24 |
| Description | Leaves 5-10cm long, 3-5cm wide. Flowers pale purple, pink or white corollas ca. 12-15mm across, flowering in June to October. Fruits 8-10cm long. Vine plants. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Metaplexis japonica (Thunb.) Makino |
| Metaplexis japonica (Thunberg) Makino | |
| Skin external preparation (Japanese Patent JP03190809/1991) | |
| Extracts, compounds and pharmaceutical compositions having anti-diabetic activity and their use (US Patent 7033616/2006) | |
| Pharmaceutical compositions having appetite suppressant activity (US Patent 7166611/2007) | |
| Composition for inhibiting thrombosis (European Patent EP1721533/2006) | |
| Plant germination inhibitor and method of use thereof (European Patent EP1736053/2006) |
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