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July 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
| Family | Acanthaceae |
| Subamily | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe | Ruellieae |
| Scientific name | Strobilanthes wakasana Wakasugi & Naruhashi |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) yukimi-bana (ユキミバナ, 雪見花 [meaning: snow watching flower]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu [Fukui Prefecture, Sgiga Prefecture] |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountain |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants creeping. Leaves 1-2.5cm long, 1-1.5cm wide. Flowers blue corollas ca. 2.5-3cm long, flowering in July to November. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | New and reassessed species of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) in the flora of China |
| Note | Endemic to Japan (first discovered in 1993). |
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| July 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
