Codonopsis ussuriensis




Family Campanulaceae
Subfamily Campanuloideae
Scientific name Codonopsis ussuriensis (Ruprecht & Maximovicz) Hemsley
Synonyms Codonopsis lanceolata (Maximovicz) Bentham & Hooker f.; Codonopsis lanceolata (Siebold et Zuccarini) Trautvetter var. ussuriensis (Ruprecht & Maximovicz) Trautvetter; Glossocomia lanceolata (Siebold et Zuccarini) Trautvetter var. ussuriensis (Ruprecht & Maximovicz) Trautvetter; Glossocomia ussuriensis (Ruprecht & Maximovicz) Hemsley
Common name (Japanese common name) ba-sob (バアソブ, 婆蕎 [meaning: grandmother's spotted flower])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Rissia (Far East), Korea, China
Habitat Mountane forest edge or field
Chromosomal number 2n=16
Description Leaves 2.5-5cm long. Flowers pueple 2-2.5cm long, calyx lobes 1-1.5cm long, 4-6mm wide, flowering in July to September. Fruits 1-1.3cm long. Seeds black, non wing. Vine. Perennial plants.
Reference Codonopsis lanceolata (Siebold & Zucc.) Trautv.
The Codonopsis Website
Circumscription of Codonopsis and the allied genera Campanumoea and Leptocodon (Campanulaceae: Campanuloideae). I. Palynological data [PDF]
Health food products (US Patent 20030157199)
Note Rare species



September 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park
September 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park
September 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park



September 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park