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July 2008 at my home |
| Family | Hydrangeaceae (also placed in Saxifragaceae) |
| Subfamily | Hydrangeoideae |
| Tribe | Hydrangeae |
| Scientific name | Deinanthe bifida Maximovicz |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) gin-bai-sou (ギンバイソウ, 銀梅草 [meaning: silver cherry flower weed]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants 40-70cm tall. Leaves 10-20cm long, 6-15cm wide. Flowers 5 white (or pale pink) each 10mm long, flowering in July to August. Fruits 8-10mm wide. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Deinanthe bifida Maxim. |
| Deinanthe caerulea Stapf | |
| Liver function protecting or improving agent (US Patent 20020110605) | |
| Preventives or remedies for arthritis (US Patent 20040161478) | |
| Note | Rare species. |
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