Ainsliaea faurieana




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Ainsliaea faurieana Beauverd
Synonyms Ainsliaea apiculata Schultz Bipontinus var. linearis (Makino) Masamune; Ainsliaea linearis Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) hosoba haguma (ホソバハグマ, 細葉白熊 [meaning: narrow leaved haguma (kashiwa = Quercus dentata, haguma = Bos grunniens' wool)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (Yakushima Island)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 17-40cm tall. Leaves 4-8cm long, 4.5-7mm wide. Flowers white corollas ca. 7-8.5mm long, flowering in July to November. Fruits 3-4mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference  Hosobahaguma (Ainsliaea faurieana)
Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Genus Ainsliaea (Asteraceae) in the Sino-Japanese Region based on Nuclear rDNA and Plastid DNA Sequence Data
Natural Hybrid Populations between Chasmogamous and Cleistogamous Species, Ainsliaea faurieana and A. apiculata (Asteraceae; Mutisiae) : Morphology, Cytology, Reproductive Mode and Allozyme Variation
Note Endemic to Japan. Rare species.



December 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
December 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
December 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden