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 |