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| Octobe 2006 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
Octobe 2006 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
Octobe 2006 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
| Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
| Subfamily | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe | Ocimeae |
| Scientific name | Isodon shikokianus (Makino) H. Hara var. intermedius (Kudô) Murata |
| Synonyms | Plectranthus shikokianus (Makino) Makino var. intermedius (Kudô) Ohwi; Rabdosia shikokiana (Makino) H. Hara var. intermedia (Kudô) H. Hara |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) takakuma hikiokoshi (タカクマヒキオコシ, 高隈引起 [meaning: Mt. Takakuma tonic weed]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region, Pacific Ocean side), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=24 |
| Description | Plants 40-80cm tall. Leaves 5-13cm long, 1.5-4cm wide. Flowers blue purple corollas 8-11mm long, flowering in September to October. Fruits ca. 1.5mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Method for inhibiting hyperlipemia with emmeisou or an extract thereof (US Patent 5885583/1999) |
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Octobe 2006 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
Octobe 2006 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
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