Cryptotaenia canadensis subsp. japonica




Family Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Scientific name Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) de Candolle subsp. japonica (Hasskarl) Handel-Mazzetti
Synonyms Cryptotaenia japonica Hasskarl; Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) de Candolle var. japonica (Hasskarl) Makino; Cryptotaenia canadensis auct., non (L.) de Candolle; Deringa japonica (Hasskarl) Koso-Poljanski
Common name (Japanese common name) mitsu-ba (ミツバ, 三葉 [meaning: three leaves])
(English common name) Japanese honewort
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=20, 22
Description Plants electing 40-60cm tall. Leaves 3 leaflets each 8-16cm long, 8-20cm wide, non hair. Flowers white 2mm, flowering in April to May. Fruits ca. 4-5mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Cryptotaenia japonica Hassk.
Cryptotaenia japonica Hasskarl
Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC.
Method for manufacturing glycoproteins having human-type glycosylation (US Patent 6998267/2006)
Covering material for plant growth control (European Patent EP0732049/1998)



July 2006
at edge of forest
July 2006
at edge of forest



June 2008
at my home
June 2008
at my home