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September 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
| Family | Acanthaceae |
| Subamily | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe | Ruellieae |
| Scientific name | Strobilanthes oligantha Miquel |
| Synonyms | Championella oligantha (Miquel) Bremekamp |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) suzu-mushi-bana (スズムシバナ, 鈴虫花 [meaning: suzu-mushi flower (suzu-mushi = Homoeogryllus japonicus)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kinki region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
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| Habitat | Mountane forest or forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants electing 30-60cm tall. Leaves 4-10cm long, 3-6cm wide. Flowers calyxs 6-10mm long, blue or white corollas 2.5-3cm long, flowering in August to September. Seeds ca. 3mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Pollen morphology of Strobilanthes Blume (Acanthaceae) in China and its taxonomic implications [PDF] |
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September 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
