Loxocalyx ambiguus




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Lamioideae
Scientific name Loxocalyx ambiguus (Makino) Makino
Synonyms Lamium ambiguum (Makino) Ohwi
Common name (Japanese common name) maneki-gusa (マネキグサ, 招草 [meaning: inviting weed]), yama-kisewata (ヤマキセワタ, 山着せ綿 [meaning: mountain kisewata (kisewata = Leonurus macranthus)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanagawa Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane wet forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 40-90cm tall. Leaves 3-7cm long, 2-6.5cm wide, petioles 1-3cm long. Flowers calyxs 10-11mm long, purple corollas 18-20mm long, flowering in August to September. Fruits ca. 2.8mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Loxocalyx ambiguus



September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden



September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden