Family | Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae) |
Scientific name | Peucedanum japonicum Thunberg |
Synonyms | Anethum japonicum (Thunberg) Koso-Poljansky |
Common name | (Japanese common name) botan-bofu (ボタンボウフウ, 牡丹防風 [meaning: Paeonia lieved bofu [bofu = a kind of traditional Chinese medicine)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) coastal area of Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines | |
Habitat | Seaside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
Description | Plants electing 60-100cm tall. Leaves blade 3-pinnate with pinnatifid leaflets to 3-pinnate. Flowers inflorescences 4-10cm across, flowering in July to September. Fruits 4-6mm long. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Peucedanum japonicum Thunb. |
Peucedanum japonicum Thunberg | |
Calanolides for inhibiting BTK (US Patent 6306897/2001) | |
Crude drug compositions for treating or preventing arthritic diseases and the preparation process (US Patent 7074435/2006) | |
Therapeutic agent (WIPO Patent WO/2006/082743) | |
Cell-activating agent, anti-oxidizing agent, melamine production inhibitor and skin care preparation for external use (Japanese Patent JP3933535/2007) |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |