Hemigraphis reptans




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