| Family |
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae) |
| Scientific name |
Trachycarpus fortunei (W. J. Hooker) H. A. Wendland |
| Synonyms |
Chamaerops fortunei Hooker; Chamaerops excelsus Martius, non Thunberg;
Trachycarpus excelsus (Thunberg) H. A. Wendland |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) shuro [hemp palm], wa-juro [Japanese hemp palm] |
| (English common name) Chusan palm, Chinese fan palm, Chinese windmill palm,
windmill palm |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (south of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=36 |
| Description |
Evergreen. Arbors. |
| Reference |
Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl. |
| Trachycarpus fortunei |
| Flexible artificial tree and methods of making same (US Patent 6599591/2003) |
| Curcuminoid compositions exhibiting synergistic inhibition of the expression and/or activity of cyclooxygenase-2 (US Patent 6979470/2005) |
| Compositions that treat or inhibit pathological conditions associated with inflammatory response (US Patent 7270835/2007) |
| Process for producing plant extract containing plant powder (European Patent EP1407679/2005) |
| Nontoxic and completely natural anticancer agent (Japanese Patent JP10306033/1998) |
| Devices, kits, and pethods for providing protection to plants (WIPO Patnt WO/2006/059965) |
