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| June 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
June 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
June 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
| Family | Campanulaceae |
| Subfamily | Campanuloideae |
| Scientific name | Campanula punctata Lamarck |
| Synonyms | Campanula punctata Lamarck var. rubriflora Makino; Campanula punctata Lamarck var. typica Makino |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hotaru-bukuro (ホタルブクロ, 蛍袋 [meaning: paper lantern flower or glowfly container]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Mountane field |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=34 |
| Description | Plants 40-80cm tall. Leaves 5-8cm long. Flowers white, pink or pale pueple corollas 4-5cm long, flowering in June to July. Seeds 1mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Campanula punctata Lam. |
| Humectant, method for using plant extract and external preparation (Japanese Patent JP3696862/2005) | |
| Tyrosinase activity inhibitor, skin whitening agent and skin cosmetic (Japanese Patent JP2006069954/2006) |
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| June 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
June 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
June 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
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| June 2006 at my home |
