Pogostemon yatabeanus




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