| Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) | 
| Subfamily | Nepetoideae | 
| Tribe | Ocimeae | 
| Scientific name | Isodon longitubus (Miquel) Kudô | 
| Synonyms | Amethystanthus longitubus (Miquel) Nakai; Isodon longitubus (Miquel) Kudô forma albiflorus (Makino) H. Hara; Plectranthus longitubus Miquel; Plectranthus longitubus Miquel var. contractus Maximovicz; Rabdosia longitubus (Miquel) H. Hara | 
| Common name | (Japanese common name) aki-choji (アキチョウジ, 秋丁字 [meaning: autumn '丁' letter flower]) | 
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Central region), Shikoku, Honshu | 
| (Other nations) China | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest | 
| Chromosomal number | 2n=24 | 
| Description | Plants 70-100cm tall. Leaves 7-15cm long, 2.5-5cm wide. Flowers purple or white (forma albiflorus) corollas 1.7-2cm long, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. | 
| Reference | Isodon longitubus (Miquel) Kudô | 
| October 2007 at my home | October 2007 at my home | October 2006 at my home | 
| October 2007 at my home |