Leonurus macranthus




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Lamioideae
Scientific name Leonurus macranthus Maximovicz
Synonyms Leonurus japonicus sensu Miquel, non Houttuyn; Leonurus macranthus Maximovicz var. villosissimus T. V. Krestovskaya
Common name (Japanese common name) kise-wata (キセワタ, 着せ綿 [meaning: wearing cotton])
(English common name) large-flower motherwort
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China
Habitat Mountane field
Chromosomal number 2n=20
Description Plants electing 60-100cm tall. Leaves 5-9cm long. Flowers purple or white corollas 20-30mm long, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants.
Reference  Leonurus macranthus Maximowicz
Composition for enhancing hyaluronic acid productivity and method for preparing same (US Patent 5882664/1999)
Gene encoding a protein having acyl group transfer activity (US Patent 7105719/2006)
Hair tonic (Japanese Patent JP05310537/1993)



September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden



September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden



September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden