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| October 2007 at lowland forest edge |
September 2007 at mountane roadside |
September 2006 at edge of forest |
| Family | Geraniaceae |
| Scientific name | Geranium thunbergii Siebold ex Lindley & Paxton |
| Synonyms | Geranium nepalense auct., non Sweet; Geranium nepalense Sweet forma japonica Maximovicz; Geranium nepalense Sweet subsp. thunbergii (Siebold ex Lindley & Paxton) H. Hara; Geranium nepalense Sweet var. thunbergii (Siebold ex Lindley & Paxton) Kudô; Geranium nepalense Sweet var. thunbergii (Siebold ex Lindley & Paxton) Kudô forma glabratum (Hara) Hara; Geranium nepalense Sweet var. thunbergii (Siebold ex Lindley & Paxton) Kudô forma roseum (Nakai) Hara; Geranium thunbergii Siebold ex Lindley & Paxton forma roseum (Hara) Murata; Geranium thunbergii Siebold ex Lindley & Paxton forma glabratum (Hara) Murata; Geranium thunbergii Siebold ex Lindley & Paxton var. glabratum Hara; Geranium thunbergii Siebold ex Lindley & Paxton var. roseum Nakai |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) gen-no-shouko (ゲンノショウコ, 現ノ証拠 [meaning: real evidence]) |
| (English common name) Thunberg's geranium | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Roadside, forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
| Description | Plants 30-70cm tall. Leaves 3-7cm wide. Flowers white, pink or red 1-1.5cm across, flowering in July to October. Pelennial plants. |
| Reference | Geranium thunbergii Siebold ex Lindl. & Paxton |
| Dyed textile products and a method of producing them (US Patent 5221289/1993) | |
| Antiviral agent containing crude drug (US Patent 5411733/1995) | |
| Cell growth accelerator and cell growth method using the same (US Patent 6333193/2001) | |
| Insecticide obtained from plants for use on termites (US Patent 6641827/2003) | |
| Hair dye and hair-dyeing methods using the same (US Patent 6656229/2003) | |
| Hair dye and hair-dyeing methods using the same (US Patent 6849096/2005) | |
| Sugar beet genes involved in stress tolerance (US Patent 7227053/2007) | |
| Method for modifying plant morphology, biochemistry and physiology (US Patent 7259296/2007) | |
| Gene and uses therefor to modify pasture qualities of crops (US Patent 7244599/2007) | |
| Note | Geranium nepalense var. thunbergii auct, non (Siebold ex Lindley & Paxton) Kudô is a synonyms of Geranium ibericum Cavanilles. |
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| October 2007 at lowland forest edge |
September 2007 at mountane roadside |
September 2006 at edge of forest |
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| October 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
September 2006 at edge of forest |
September 2006 at edge of forest |
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| September 2007 at mountane roadside |
September 2007 at mountane roadside |
