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October 2008 at Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center |
October 2008 at Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center |
| Family | Gentianaceae |
| Tribe | Gentianeae |
| Subtribe | Swertiinae |
| Scientific name | Swertia tosaensis Makino |
| Synonyms | Frasera diluta (Turczaninow) Toyokuni var. tosaensis (Makino) Toyokuni; Ophelia diluta (Turczaninow) Ledebour var. tosaensis (Makino) Toyokuni; Swertia chinensis (Grisebach) Franchet var. tosaensis Makino; Swertia diluta (Turczaninow) Hooker f. & Thomson var. tosaensis (Makino) H. Hara |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) inu-sen-buri (イヌセンブリ, 犬千振 [meaning: false sen-buri (sen-buri = Swertia japonica)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Swamp |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=20 |
| Description | Plants electing 5-30cm tall. Leaves 2-5cm long. Flowers white or pale purple corollas ca. 1.5cm across, flowering in October to November. Annual or winter annual plants. |
| Reference | Swertia tosaensis |
| Swertia diluta (Turczaninow) Bentham & J. D. Hooker | |
| Swertia chinensis (Griseb.) Franch. | |
| Agent for inhibiting binding of 5-dihydro-testosterone with androgen receptor as well as process for obtaining same (US Patent 4987150/1991) | |
| Note | Rare species. |
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October 2008 at Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center |
October 2008 at Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center |
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October 2008 at Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center |
October 2008 at Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center |
