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| September 2007 at mountane roadside |
September 2007 at mountane roadside |
September 2007 at mountane roadside |
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Scientific name | Rubia akane Nakai |
| Synonyms | Galium argyi H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Rubia akane Nakai var. erecta Masamune; Rubia argyi (H. Léveillé & Vaniot) Hara ex Lauener; Rubia chekiangensis Deb; Rubia cordifolia L. forma rubra Kitamura; Rubia cordifolia L. var. cordata (Thunberg) Nakai; Rubia cordifolia L. var. laxa Nakai; Rubia cordifolia L. var. mungista Miquel; Rubia nankotaizana Masamune; Stemonia japonica Miquel |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) akane (アカネ, 茜 [meaning: orange-colored roots]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (south region), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Nepal, India, Afganistan | |
| Habitat | Field, roadside, forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
| Description | Leaves qurternate, each leaflet 3-7cm long, 1-3cm wide. Flowers pale yellow 3.5-4mm across, flowering in August to October. Vine. Prennial plants. |
| Reference | Rubia akane Nakai |
| Rubia cordifolia L. | |
| Herbal compositions (US Patent 5693327/1997) | |
| Desquamation compositions (US Patent 5849728/1998) | |
| Compositions for retarding skin aging (US Patent 20040028643) | |
| Herbal suppositories (US Patent 20020031559) | |
| Herbo-mineral formulation for refractory leukemias and lymphomas (US Patent 20050058722) | |
| Note | Some authors describe that Rubia akane Nakai in Japan is a synonym of Rubia manjith Roxburgh ex Fleming (syn. Rubia cordifolia auct., non L.; Rubia cordifolia L. var. khasiana Watt; Rubia munjista Roxburgh; Rubia mungith Roxburgh ex Desvaux) in India. Possiblly Rubia akane Nakai may have to be identified as Rubia cordifolia L. itself. Reexamination should be done. |
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| September 2007 at mountane roadside |
September 2007 at mountane roadside |
September 2007 at mountane roadside |
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| September 2007 at mountane roadside |
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September 2006 at mountane roadside |
