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(First upload on December 18 2020. Last on May 31 2024) [ 日本語 | English ]

Cornus L. (ミズキ) Sanshuyu (サンシュユ, 山茱萸), Japanese cornel or Japanese cornelian cherry → the Japanese name is coming from the phonological translation of Chinese Harukoganebana (ハルコガネバナ, 春黄金花) Lifeform: deciduous short tree < 15 m high Distribution: native to China - Korea imported from China to Japan for drugs that relieve mild vertigo in Edo Era Habitat: woodlands and forests in the native regions

Leaf: brown hair on veins at the backside ⇔ C. mas L.: hairless Seed dispersal: animal ☛ Bark (樹皮) Flowering: early spring Use: fruits used for harbal medicine, containing loganin, etc. Synonyms: Macrocarpium officinalie (Siebold et Zucc.) Nakai var. koreana Kitam. (マルバサンシュユ)

Cornus officinalis in Japan

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[1-6] in Experimental Station for Medical Plant Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University. [1-3] on November 16 2020. [4] on June 3 2023. [5] on May 13 2023. [6/7] alogn Ginkyo Street in Hokkaido University Campus, Sapporo, on April 21 2024. [8/9] at Showa Memorial Park near JR Tachikawa Station, Tokyo, on November 11 2013.