Campanumoea javanica subsp. japonica




Family Campanulaceae
Subfamily Campanuloideae
Scientific name Campanumoea javanica Blume subsp. japonica (Maximovicz ex Makino) D. Y. Hong
Synonyms Campanumoea japonica Maximovicz; Campanumoea javanica Blume var. japonica Makino; Campanumoea maximowiczii Honda; Codonopsis javanica (Blume) Hooker f. subsp. japonica (Maximovicz ex Makino) Lammers
Common name (Japanese common name) tsuru-gikyou (ツルギキョウ, 蔓桔梗 [meaning: crimbing kikyo (kikyo = Platycodon grandiflorus)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Habitat Mountane forest edge
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Leaves 3-5cm long. Flowers outside pale green and inside pale pueple, calyx lobes 8-10mm long, flowering in August to October. Fruits 10mm across. Vine. Perennial plants.
Reference Codonopsis javanica (Blume) Hook. f.
Campanumoea javanica subsp. japonica (Maxim. ex Makino) D. Y. Hong
Campanumoea javanica var. japonica Maxim. ex Makino
Note Rare species.



September 2009
at Mt. Takao Wild Plants Garden
September 2009
at Mt. Takao Wild Plants Garden



September 2009
at Mt. Takao Wild Plants Garden