Lobelia loochooensis




Family Campanulaceae
Subfamily Lobelioideae
Scientific name Lobelia loochooensis Koidzumi
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) maruba-hatake-mushiro (マルバハタケムシロ, 丸葉畑筵 [meaning: round leaved farm yard mat weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (Amami Islands), Okinawa
(Other nations) none
Habitat Seaside, farm yard
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants creeping. Leaves 5-7mm long, evergreen. Flowers calyxs ca. 3mm long, white or pale blue corollas 8mm long, flowering in July to September. Fruits ca. 4mm long. Perennial plants.
Note Rare species.
Lobelia loochooensis Koidzumi is a similar spesies with Lobelia quadrangularis R. Brown in Australia. See Lobelia quadrangularis R. Br..



April 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden