Anthoxanthum odoratum




Family Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Scientific name Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
Synonyms Anthoxanthum alpinum A. & D. Löve; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. forma giganteum P. Junge; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. subsp. alpinum (A. & D. Löve) Hultén; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. subsp. lapponicum (Honda) Tzvelev; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. subsp. villosum Dumortier; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. altissimum Eaton & Wright; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. bulgaricum Velenovsky; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. ciliatum Wettstein ex Grossheim; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. effusum S.F. Gray; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. foucaudii (Briquet) Rouy; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. glabrum Lefèbre; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. hirsutulum Legendre; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. humile Tinant; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. komarivicii Opiz; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. marsillyanum (Briquet) Rouy; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. montanum Ascherson & Graebner, non Pancic; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. nanum de Candolle; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. opizii Uechtritz; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. paniculatum Reichenbach; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. pilosum Döll; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. pubescens S. F. Gray, non Uechtritz; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. pubescens Uechtritz, non S. F. Gray; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. pubiculmis Rohlena; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. rigidum P. Beauverd; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. rothii Opiz; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. saxatile Opiz; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. semiglabrum Schur; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. triaristatum G. Beck; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. umbrosum Bolle ex Ascherson; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. verticillatum Rohlena; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. villosissimum Freyn; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. villosum (Dumortier) Syme, non Loisel; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. villosum Loisel, non (Dumortier) Syme; Anthoxanthum pilosum Döll; Anthoxanthum villosum Dumortier; Xanthonanthos odoratum (L.) St Lager
Common name (Japanese common name) haru-gaya [spring thatch grass]
(English common name) spring grass, sweet vernal grass
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) [native] Russia, Europa
Chromosomal number 2n=10+0-4B, 10, 20
Description Culms 30-80cm. Leaves 2-5mm width. Flowers spikelets 8-10mm, flowering in May to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
Anthoxanthum odoratum Linnaeus
Formalinized allergen-containing substances and production thereof (US Patent 4226853/1980)
Process for the production of a liquid alkaline fertilizer containing clays and trace elements (US Patent 4273570/1981)
Inoculum from ectomycorrhizal fungi forming endomycorrhizal infection with herbaceous plants (US Patetnt 1993)
DNA encoding allergenic proteins and peptides from Johnson grass pollen (US Patet 5691167/1997)
Therapeutic multispecific compounds comprised of anti-Fc.alpha. receptor antibodies (US Patent 5922845/1999)
Ryegrass pollen allergen (US Patent 5965455/1999)
Binding agents specific for IgA receptor (US Patent 6018031/2000)
Ryegrass pollen allergen (US Patent 6277383/2001)
Therapeutic compounds comprised of anti-Fc receptor antibodies (US Patent 6270765/2001)
Methods and products for stimulating the immune system using immunotherapeutic oligonucleotides and cytokines (US Patent 6218371/2001)
Immunostimulatory nucleic acid molecules (US Patent 6239116/2001)
Use of nucleic acids containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotide as an adjuvant (US Patent 6406705/2002)
Method of treating cancer using immunostimulatory oligonucleotides (US Patent 6653292/2003)
Cytoplasmic inhibition of gene expression and expression of a foreign protein in a monocot plant by a plant viral vector (US Patent 6800748/2004)
Oligodeoxynucleotide and its use to induce an immune response (US Patent 6977245/2005)
Immunostimulatory nucleic acid molecules (US Pattent 7223741/2007)
Immunostimulatory nucleic acids (US Patent 7271156/2007)
Recombinant or purified polyclonal antibodies for treating allergy (European Patent EP1283720/2003)
Note Naturalized plants (introduced in late 19th.)



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