Family | Onagraceae |
Tribe | Epilobieae |
Scientific name | Epilobium pyrricholophum Franchet et Savatier |
Synonyms | Epilobium arcuatum H. Léveillé; Epilobium axillare Franchet ex Koidzumi; Epilobium chrysocoma H. Léveillé; Epilobium hakkodense H. Léveillé; Epilobium japonicum (Miquel) Haussknecht; Epilobium japonicum (Miquel) Haussknecht var. glandulosopubescens Haussknecht; Epilobium kiusianum Nakai; Epilobium makinoense H. Léveillé; Epilobium myokense Koidzumi; Epilobium nakaianum H. Léveillé; Epilobium oligodontum Haussknecht; Epilobium prostratum H. Léveillé, non Warburg; Epilobium pyrricholophum Franchet & Savatier forma japonicum (Miq.) Nakai; Epilobium pyrricholophum Franchet & Savatier forma kiusianum (Nakai) Nakai; Epilobium pyrricholophum Franchet & Savatier forma macrocarpum Nakai; Epilobium pyrricholophum Franchet & Savatier forma typicum Nakai; Epilobium pyrricholophum Franchet & Savatier var. anuoleucholophum H. Léveillé; Epilobium pyrricholophum Franchet & Savatier var. curvatopilosum H. Hara; Epilobium pyrricholophum Franchet & Savatier var. japonicum (Miquel) H. Hara; Epilobium quadrangulum H. Léveillé; Epilobium rouyanum H. Léveillé; Epilobium tetragonum L. var. japonicum Miquel |
Common name | (Japanese common name) aka-bana (アカバナ, 赤花 [meaning: red leaves flower]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (west of Kanto region), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Chromosomal number | 2n=36 |
Description | Plants electing 15-90cm tall. Leaves 2-6cm long, 0.5-3cm wide. Flowers pink 5-10mm, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Epilobium pyrricholophum Franchet & Savatier |
Onagraceae | |
Oenothein medicaments (US Patent 6528490/2003) | |
Process of Epilobium species for treatment of hormone balance in warm blooded animals, and method of manufacturing (WIPO Patent WO/2008/030536) |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2006 at Ushiku Forest Park |
November 2006 at Ushiku Forest Park |