Botrychium japonicum




Family Botrychiaceae (also placed in Ophioglossaceae)
Scientific name Botrychium japonicum (Prantl) Underwood
Synonyms Botrychium daucifolium Wallich ex Hooker & Greville var. japonicum Prantl; Sceptridium japonicum (Prantl) Lyon
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-hana-warabi (オオハナワラビ, 大花蕨 [meaning: large flowering warabi (warabi = Pteridium aquilinum)])
(English common name) Japanese grape fern
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Chromosomal number n=135 (6x)
Description Leaves vegetative leaf 15-70cm long, sporophyll leaf 10-25cm tall. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Bio-derived 1,3-propanediol and its conjugate esters as natural and non irritating solvents for biomass-derived extracts, fragrance concentrates, and oils (US Patent 20070202126)



November 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
November 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
November 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



November 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden