Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
Subfamily | Pogostemonoideae |
Scientific name | Pogostemon yatabeanus (Makino) Press |
Synonyms | Dysophylla linearis Bentham var. yatabeana (Makino) Kudo; Dysophylla lythroides Diels; Dysophylla martini Vaniot; Dysophylla yatabeana Makino; Eusteralis yatabeana (Makino) Panigrahi |
Common name | (Japanese common name) mizu-tora-no-o (ミズトラノオ, 水虎尾 [meaning: water tiger tail]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China | |
Habitat | Swamp, rice paddy |
Chromosomal number | 2n=34 |
Description | Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves 3-5 verticillate, leaflets each 3-7cm long, 2-5mm wide. Flowers inflorescences 2-8cm long, calyxs 2.5mm long, purple corollas ca. 7-8mm long, flowering in August to October. Fruits ca. 0.8mm long. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Dysophylla yatabeana Makino |
Note | Rare species. |
October 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
October 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
October 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
October 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |