Isodon effusus




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Ocimeae
Scientific name Isodon effusus (Maximovicz) H. Hara
Synonyms Isodon effusus (Maximovicz) H. Hara forma leucanthus (Honda) H. Hara; Plectranthus effusus (Maximovicz) Honda; Rabdosia effusa (Maximovicz) H. Hara
Common name (Japanese common name) sekiya-no-aki-choji (セキヤノアキチョウジ, 関屋秋丁字 [meaning: autumn '丁' letter flower in Sekiya (Sekiya = Hakone checkpoint)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region, Central region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Plants 30-100cm tall. Leaves 5-15cm long, 3-7cm wide. Flowers purple or white (forma leucanthus) corollas ca. 1.5-2cm long, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants.



October 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden



October 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden