Typha orientalis




Family Typhaceae
Scientific name Typha orientalis C. Presl
Synonyms Typha japonica Miquel; Typha latifolia L. var. orientalis (C. Presl) Rohrbach; Typha orientalis C. Presl var. brunnea Skvortsov; Typha shuttleworthii Koch & Sonder subsp. orientalis (C. Presl) Graebner
Common name (Japanese common name) ko-gama (コガマ, 小蒲 [meaning: tiny gama (gama = Typha latifolia L.)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=30
Description Plants 100-150cm tall. Leaves 100-150cm long, 5-6mm wide. Flowers male inflorescences 3-9cm long, female inflorescences 6-10cm long, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Typha orientalis C. Presl
Process for the preparation of pharmaceutical liquid composition containing Bezoar bovis (US Patent 5164184/1992)
Pharmaceutical liquid composition containing bezoar bovis and preparation for its manufacture (US Patent 5133964/1992)
Pharmaceutical liquid composition containing Bezoar bovis (US Patent 5225203/1993)
Pharmaceutical liquid composition containing bezoar bovis and preparation for its manufacture (US Patent 5190757/1993)
Method and system for managing water system habitat environment (US Patent 6387265/2002)
System and method for removing pollutants from water (US Patent 6652743/2003)
Cholesterol lowering supplement (US Patent 6933291/2005)



September 2008
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August 2007
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October 2007
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