Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Eupatorium japonicum Thunberg ex Murray |
Synonyms | Eupatorium chinense L. var. simplicifolium (Makino) Kitamura; Eupatorium fortunei Turczaninow var. simplicifolium (Makino) Nakai; Eupatorium fortunei Turczaninow var. simplicifolium forma aureo-reticulatum (Makino) Nakai; Eupatorium japonicum Thunberg ex Murray var. simplicifolium forma aureo-reticulatum Makino; Eupatorium japonicum Thunberg ex Murray var. simplicifolium Makino; Eupatorium japonicum Thunberg ex Murray var. wallichii (de Candolle) Yamamoto; Eupatorium wallichii de Candolle |
Common name | (Japanese common name) fuji-bakama (フジバカマ, 藤袴 [meaning: fuji hakama (fuji = Wisteria floribunda, hakama = a pleated skirtlike Japanese garment)]) |
(English common name) boneset, Chinese eupatorium, fragrant thoroughwort, thoroughwort | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
Description | Plants electing 100-150cm tall. Leaves 8-13cm long, 3-4.5cm wide. Flowers purple or white involucres 7-8mm long, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Eupatorium japonicum Thunb. |
Eupatorium japonicum | |
Compositions and methods for the control of smoking (US Patent 5883137/1999) | |
Compositions and methods for the control of smoking (US Patent 6749870/2004) | |
Complex prescription of chinese medicine for the treatment of extensive cancer (US Patent 7005146/2007) | |
Note | Naturalized plants (introduced from ancient China in Nara era). |
Many Japanese authors believe that Eupatorium fortunei Turczaninow (syn. Eupatorium caespitosum Migo; Eupatorium chinense L. var. tripartitum Miquel; Eupatorium formosanum Hayata var. quasitripartitum (Hayata) Kitamura; Eupatorium fortunei Turczaninow var. angustilobum Y. Ling; Eupatorium quasitripartitum Hayata; Eupatorium stoechadosmum Hance) is a synonym of Eupatorium japonicum Thunberg ex Murray. |
October 2006 at Ibaraki Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Ibaraki Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Ibaraki Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |