Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Aster spathulifolius Maximovicz |
Synonyms | Aster fauriei H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Erigeron oharae (Nakai) Botschantzev |
Common name | (Japanese common name) daruma-giku (ダルマギク, 達磨菊 [meaning: Bodhidharma aster]) |
(English common name) Tartarian aster | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Yamaguchi Prefecture), Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea | |
Habitat | Seaside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
Description | Plants 25cm tall. Flowers white capitulums 3.5-4cm across, flowering in July to November. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Aster spathulifolius Maxim. |
Aster spathulifolius Maxim. | |
Pharmaceutical formulations comprising labdanes for the treatment of tumors or leukemias (US Patent RE39061/2006) | |
A method for preparing extract for the prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia and obesity from the extract of Aster spathulifolius aerial part and composition containing the same (WIPO Patent WO/2006/101325) |
October 2006 at Ibaraki Botanical Garden |
October 2005 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Ibaraki Botanical Garden |