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| October 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
| Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
| Subamily | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe | Mentheae |
| Scientific name | Salvia glabrescens (Franchet & Savatier) Makino |
| Synonyms | Salvia nipponica Miquel var. glabrescens Franchet & Savatier |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) aki-giri (アキギリ, 秋桐 [meaning: Autumn paulownia or Salvia]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Central region, Kinki region) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest |
| Chromosomal number | n=8 |
| Description | Plants 20-50cm tall. Leaves 5-10cm long, 4-7cm wide, petioles 2-8cm long. Flowers calyxs 11-13mm long, purple corollas 2.5-3cm long, 2 stamens, flowering in August to October. Fruits ca. 2.5m long. Perennial plants. |
| Note | Native to Japan. |
| Salvia glabrescens (Franchet et Savatier) Makino var. purpureomaculata (Makino) K. Inoue is thought to be a natural hybrid of Salvia glabrescens (Franchet et Savatier) Makino and Salvia nipponica Miquel. |
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| October 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
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| October 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
