Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
Subfamily | Nepetoideae |
Scientific name | Nepeta subsessilis Maximovicz |
Synonyms | Nepeta subsessilis Maximovicz forma albiflora Tatewaki; Nepeta subsessilis Maximovicz var. yesoensis Franchet & Savatier; Nepeta yesoensis (Franchet & Savatier) Probatova |
Common name | (Japanese common name) misogawa-sou (ミソガワソウ, 未曽川草 [meaning: Misogawa River weed]) |
(English common name) Japanese catmint | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Subalpine or mountane field |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
Description | Plants electing 50-100cm tall. Leaves 6-14cm long, 2.5-8cm wide. Flowers purple or white (forma albiflora) corollas 25-30mm long, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Cytological Studies on 31 Alpine Plants Collected in Murodou-daira, Mts. Tateyama, Central Japan |
Composition for treatment of infections of humans and animals (US Patent 6414036/2002) | |
Composition for treatment of infections of humans and animals (US Patent 6649660/2003) | |
Antimicrobial therapeutic compositions and method of use (US Patent 6921539/2005) | |
Pesticidal compounds and compositions (US Patent 7208519/2007) | |
Compositions and methods for increasing milk production in animals (WIPO Patent WO/2003/068158) |
June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |