Phytolacca acinosa




Family Phytolaccaceae
Scientific name Phytolacca acinosa Roxburgh
Synonyms Phytolacca acinosa Roxburgh var. esculenta (Van Houtte) Maximovicz; Phytolacca acinosa Roxburgh var. kaempferi (A. Gray) Makino; Phytolacca esculenta Van Houtte; Phytolacca kaempferi A. Gray; Phytolacca pekinensis Hance
Common name (Japanese common name) yama-gobo (ヤマゴボウ, 山牛蒡 [meaning: mountain gobo (gobo = Arctium lappa L.)])
(English common name) Indian poke, Indian pokeweed
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) [native] Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Bhutan, India
Habitat Field, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=18, 36, 72
Description Plants ca. 100cm tall. Leaves 10-20cm long. Flowers white ca. 8mm, flowering in June to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Phytolacca acinosa Roxb.
Phytolacca acinosa Roxburgh
Method of controling zebra mussels with extract of Phytolacca dodecandra (US Patent 5252330/1993)
Method of controlling Zebra mussels (US Patent 5334386/1994)
Fire retarding and extinguishing composite (US Patent 5425885/1995)
Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism test for the authentication of herbal Chinese medicines (US Patent 6309840/2001)
Sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) test for the authentication of traditional Chinese medicinal materials (US Patent 6803215/2004)
Note Naturalized plants.



June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden