EPPO Global Database

Lithospermum erythrorhizon(LITER)

Overview
Code created in: 2015-05-17

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: LITER
  • Preferred name: Lithospermum erythrorhizon
  • Authority: Siebold & Zuccarini

Notes

Siberia, Russian Far East, China, Japan, Korea. Source of a red dye


Common names
Name Language
lithospermum English
shikonin English
murasaki Japanese
ムラサキ Japanese
воробейник краснокорневой Russian
zǐ cǎo Chinese
紫草 Chinese