Family | Acanthaceae |
Subamily | Acanthoideae |
Tribe | Ruellieae |
Scientific name | Hemigraphis reptans (G. Forster) T. Anderson ex Hemsley |
Synonyms | Hemigraphis okamotoi Masamune |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hiroha-sagi-goke (ヒロハサギゴケ, 広葉鷺苔 [meaning: broad leaved heron moss]), miyakojima-sou (ミヤコジマソウ, 宮古島草 [meaning: Miyakojima Island weed]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa (Miyakojima Island) |
(Other nations) Taiwan, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia | |
Habitat | Seaside limestone rocks, sand beach |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants creeping. Leaves 1-2cm long. Flowers white corollas ca. 1cm across, flowering in all seasons. Evergreen. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Hemigraphis reptans (G. Forst.) T. Anderson ex Hemsl. |
Hemigraphis reptans T. Anderson ex Hemsl. | |
Systems And Methods For Determining Carbon Credits (United States Patent Application 20080131974) | |
Note | Rare species. |
September 2005 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
September 2005 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
September 2005 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |