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| June 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Myrsinaceae (also placed in Primulaceae) |
| Scientific name | Lysimachia sikokiana Miquel |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) morokoshi-sou (モロコシソウ, 唐草 [meaning: Chinese weed]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Seaside forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=60 |
| Description | Plants 20-80cm tall. Leaves 5-10cm long, 2-4.5cm wide. Flowers yellow corollas 1-1.2cm across, 5 stamens, flowering in July to August. Fruits ca. 6mm across. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Lysimachia sikokiana Miq. |
| Lysimachia sikokiana Miq. | |
| Lysimachia ardisioides Masamune | |
| Insect repellent coating and industrial product using the same (US Patent Application 20060177472) | |
| Insecticide (Japanese Patent JP2001348305) | |
| Skin tightening agent (Japanese Patent JP11263718) | |
| Cytological comparison of Lysimachia sikokiana sensu lato in China, Japan and Taiwan | |
| Molluscicidal Triterpenoidal Saponin from Lysimachia sikokiana | |
| Note | Endemic to Japan. |
| Flora of Tiwan has described that Lysimachia ardisioides Masamune (in Taiwan and Philippines) is a synonym of Lysimachia sikokiana Miquel. |
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| June 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
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| October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
