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 |