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 |