Euryale ferox




Family Nymphaeaeceae
Scientific name Euryale ferox Salisbury
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) oni-basu (オニバス, 鬼蓮 [meaning: tyger rotus])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India
Habitat Pond, swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=58 (2x)
Description Leaves 20-300cm length. Flowers purple 4cm, flowering in August to October. Water plants. Annual plants.
Reference Euryale ferox Salisb.
Euryale ferox Salisbury
The Life History of Euryale ferox Salisb. in Southwestern Japan with Special Reference to Reproductive Ecology
Water purificant (US Patent 6254800/2001)
Water purificant methods (US Patent 6478985/2002)
Herbal suppositories (US Patent 20020031559)
Transdermal and transmucosal preparations (US Patent 20070166362)
Note Rare species.



September 2008
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden



October 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
October 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park