Family | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily | Acanthoideae |
Scientific name | Codonacanthus pauciflorus (Nees) Nees |
Synonyms | Asystasia pauciflora Nees; Codonacanthus acuminatus Nees |
Common name | (Japanese common name) arimori-sou (アリモリソウ, 有盛草 [Arimori weed (meaning of Arimori is unknown. Possibly it may be a name of someone.)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (south of Tanegashima Island), Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Southeastern Asia. | |
Habitat | Forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants electing 30-40cm tall. Leaves 4-10cm long. Flowers white corollas 8-10mm, flowering in October to November. Perennial plants. |
Note | Rare species. |
November 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |