| Family |
Cannabaceae |
| Scientific name |
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zuccarini |
| Synonyms |
Antidesma scandens Loureiro; Humulopsis scandens (Loureiro) Grudzinskaja;
Humulus japonicus Sieboid & Zuccarini var. minor Nakai; Humulus scandens
(Loureiro) Merrill |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) kana-mugura [hard weed] |
| (English common name) Japanese hop |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam |
| Chromosomal number |
male: 2n=14+XX, female: 2n=14+Y1Y2 |
| Description |
Leaves 5-12cm length. Flowers male green, female green and red, flowering
in September to October. Vine. Annual plants. |
| Reference |
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zucc. |
| Humulus scandens (Loureiro) Merrill |
| Polypeptides fused with alfalfa mosaic virus or ilarvirus capsid (US Patent 6448070/2002) |
| Note |
common |
