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 |