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| July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
| Family | Hydrangeaceae (Also placed in Philadelphaceae) |
| Subfamily | Hydrangeoideae |
| Tribe | Philadelpheae |
| Scientific name | Kirengeshoma palmata Yatabe |
| Synonyms | Kirengeshoma koreana Nakai; Kirengeshoma palmata Yatabe subsp. koreana; Kirengeshoma suffulticosa Hatusima |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ki-renge-shoma (キレンゲショウマ, 黄蓮華升麻 [meaning: yaeelow renge-shoma (renge-shoma = Anemonopsis macrophylla)]) |
| (English common name) yellow waxbells | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Nara Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=54 |
| Description | Plants 80-120cm tall. Leaves 10-20cm long, 10-20cm wide. Flowers pale yellow 5 petals each 3cm long, flowering in August to September. Fruits ca. 15mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Kirengeshoma palmata Yatabe |
| Liver function protecting or improving agent (US Patent 20020110605) | |
| Preventives or remedies for arthritis (US Patent 20040161478) | |
| Note | Rare species. Cultivated in many places. |
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| July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
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| August 2008 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
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| October 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
