| 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 |