Achyranthes japonica information from NPGS/GRIN

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Taxon: Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai

Genus: Achyranthes
Family: Amaranthaceae.
Nomen number: 414337
Place of publication: Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 34:39. 1920 "iaponica"
Name verified on: 20-Aug-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 17-Jun-2008
Species priority site is: North Central Regional PI Station (NC7).

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Common names:

Japanese chaff-flower (Source: F NAmer ) – English
soemurub (Source: Kulturpflanze 34:74.) – Transcribed Korean

Economic importance:

Medicines: folklore (fide Med Pl Korea)

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Distributional range:

Native:

ASIA-TEMPERATE
Eastern Asia: Japan - Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku

Naturalized:

naturalized elsewhere

References:

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:74.
Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University. 1998. Medicinal plants in the Republic of Korea. WHO Regional Publications Western Pacific Series No. 21.
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Achyranthes japonica.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Achyranthes japonica.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Achyranthes japonica.

Synonyms:

(≡) Achyranthes bidentata var. japonica Miq. (basionym)

Check other web resources for Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai:

Flora of North America: Collaborative Floristic Effort of North American Botanists
Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

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PlantSystematics.org
Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?414337 (19 May 2013)

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