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| October 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
| Subfamily | Faboideae |
| Tribe | Fabeae |
| Scientific name | Vicia unijuga A. Braun |
| Synonyms | Ervum unijugum (A. Braun) Alefeld; Lathyrus messerschmidtii Franchet & Savatier; Orobus lathyroides L.; Vicia unijuga A. Braun var. angustifolia Nakai |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) nanten-hagi (ナンテンハギ, 南天萩 [nanten lespedeza (nanten = Nandina domestica)]) |
| (English common name) two-leaf vetch, two leaved vetch | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia | |
| Habitat | Mountane field or forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=12, 24, 36 |
| Description | Plants 50-100cm tall. Leaves bipinnate, leaflets each 3-7cm long, 1.2-3.5cm width, non hair. Flowers 12-15mm long, flowering in June to October. Fruits 2.5-3cm long, 5-6mm wide. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Vicia unijuga A. Braun |
| Lectin compositions and methods for modulating an immune response to an antigen (US Patent 20040039156) |
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| October 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
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| October 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at lowland field |
October 2006 at lowland field |
