Ainsliaea cordifolia




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Ainsliaea cordifolia Franchet & Savatier
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) teishou-sou (テイショウソウ, テイショウ草 or 禎祥草 [meaning: teishou weed (meaning of teishou is unknown)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Chiba Prefecture), Shikoku
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Plants electing 30-60cm tall. Leaves ca. 5-16cm long. Flowers pedicels ca. 2-3mm long, white corollas ca. 15-19mm long, flowering in September to November. Perennial plants.
Reference Ainsliaea cordifolia Franch. & Sav.
The karyotype analysis and its karyotaxonomic considerations in the tribe Mutisieae
Sesquiterpene Glycosides from Ainsliaea cordifolia FRANCH. et SAV.
Note Native to Japan.



October 2009
at my home
October 2009
at my home
October 2009
at my home