Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. orientale




Family Alismataceae
Scientific name Alisma plantago-aquatica L. subsp. orientale (G. Samuelson) G. Samuelson
Synonyms Alisma orientale (G. Samuelson) Juzepczuk; Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. orientale Samuelson
Common name (Japanese common name) saji-omo-daka (サジオモダカ, 匙面高 [meaning: face with craning neck with spoon leaves])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Myanmar, India
Habitat Swamp, rice paddy, pond
Chromosomal number 2n=14 (2x)
Description Leaves 5-17cm long, 3-7cm wide, petioles 20-50cm long. Scapes 40-120cm tall. Flowers white ca. 7-8mm across, flowering in June to October. Perennial plants.
Reference  Alisma plantago-aquatica L. subsp. orientale (Sam.) Sam.
Alisma plantago-aquatica Linnaeus
Compositions for treating eye didcomfort containing herbals and/or nutritional supplements and/or minerals and/or vitamins (WIPO Patent WO/2001/091765)
Use of Alisma orientale in cosmetics and compositions thereof (WIPO Patent WO/2006/068776)
Therapeudic agent of hepatic disease containing alismol-relating compound as active indredient (Japanese Patent JP04077420/1992)
Skin care preparation (Japanese Patent JP2001342112/2001)
Foaming agent or cosmetic composition (Japanese Patent JP2004115410/2004)
C-kit expression inhibitor (Japanese Patent JP2004035442/2004)



October 2008
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden
October 2008
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden
October 2008
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden



October 2008
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden