Angelica decursiva




Family Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Scientific name Angelica decursiva (Miquel) Franchet & Savatier
Synonyms Peucedanum decursivum (Miquel) Maximowicz; Peucedanum grandifolioides H. Wolff; Peucedanum melanotilingia (H. de Boissieu) H. de Boissieu; Peucedanum porphyroscias Makino; Porphyroscias decursiva Miquel; Selinum melanotilingia H. de Boissieu
Common name (Japanese common name) no-dake (ノダケ, 野竹 or 野筍 [meaning: wild bamboo])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam
Habitat Mountane forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=22
Description Plants electing 80-150cm tall. Flowers dark purple (merely white) inflorescences 4-10cm across, flowering in September to November. Fruits 4-6mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Angelica decursiva (Miquel) Franchet & Savatier
Angelica decursiva (Miq.) Franch. & Sav.
Pharmaceutical composition containing decursin (US Patent 6525089/2003)



October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



September 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
September 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
September 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park