Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
Subfamily | Faboideae |
Tribe | Phaseoleae |
Subtribe | Cajaninae |
Scientific name | Dunbaria villosa (Thunberg) Makino |
Synonyms | Atylosia subrhombea Miquel; Atylosia villosa Maximovicz; Dunbaria subrhombea (Miquel) Hemsley; Glycine villosa Thunberg |
Common name | (Japanese common name) no-azuki (ノアズキ, 野小豆 [meaning: wild azuki been]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar | |
Habitat | Field |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves ternate, leaflets each 1-3cm long, 1-3cm wide. Flowers yellow 15-18mm long, flowering in August to September. Fruits 4-5cm long, ca. 8mm wide. Vine. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Dunbaria villosa (Thunb.) Makino |
August 2007 at lowland marsh |
August 2007 at lowland marsh |
August 2007 at lowland marsh |
August 2007 at lowland marsh |