Thymus quinquecostatus




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Mentheae
Scientific name Thymus quinquecostatus Čelakovsky
Synonyms Thymus asiaticus (Kitagawa) Kitagawa; Thymus japonicus (H. Hara) Kitagawa; Thymus przewalskii (Komarov) Nakai; Thymus quinquecostatus Čelakovsky forma albiflorus H. Hara; Thymus quinquecostatus Čelakovsky var. asiaticus (Kitagawa) C.Y. Wu & Y.C. Huang; Thymus quinquecostatus Čelakovsky var. ibukiensis (Kudô) H. Hara; Thymus quinquecostatus Čelakovsky var. japonicus H. Hara; Thymus quinquecostatus Čelakovsky var. przewalskii (Komarov) Ronniger; Thymus serpyllum L. subsp. quinquecostatus (Čelakovsky) Kitamura; Thymus serpyllum L. var. asiaticus Kitagawa; Thymus serpyllum L. var. ibukiensis Kudô; Thymus serpyllum L. var. przewalskii Komarov
Common name (Japanese common name) ibuki jyako-so (イブキジャコウソウ, 伊吹麝香草 [meaning: Mt. Ibuski musk weed])
(English common name) Japanese thyme
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Mongolia, Himalayas, Afganistan
Habitat Alpine or subalpine rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Plants creeping or electing 3-15cm long. Leaves 5-10mm long, 3-6mm wide. Flowers calyxs 4-5mm long, pink or white (forma albiflorus) corollas 5-6mm long (or 7-8mm long), flowering in June to August. Fruits ca. 0.7mm long. Dwarf shrub.
Reference Thymus quinquecostatus Čelak.
Thymus quinquecostatus Celakovsky
Composition for enhancing hyaluronic acid productivity and method for preparing same (US Patent 5882664/1999)
Tampon only for sitz bath (WIPO Patent WO/2004/049994)
Process for producing plant extract containing plant powder (European Patent EP1407679/2005)
Cosmetic composition containing polyorganosiloxane-containing epsilon-polylysine polymer, and polyhydric alcohol, and production thereof (European Patent EP1604647/2008)
Gel composition for ultrasonic medium (Japanese Patent JP3870078/2006)



August 2006
at high mountain
August 2006
at high mountain
August 2006
at high mountain