Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
Subamily | Nepetoideae |
Tribe | Mentheae |
Scientific name | Salvia koyamae Makino |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) Shinano aki-giri (シナノアキギリ, 信濃秋桐 [meaning: Shinano autumn kiri (Shiano = an old name of Nagano prefecture, kiri = Paulownia tomentosa)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Central region) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Subalpine or mountane field |
Chromosomal number | n=8 |
Description | Plants electing 50-80cm tall. Leaves 8-20cm long, 6-15cm wide. Flowers yellow corollas 20-23mm long, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. |
Reference | A new natural hybrid of Salvia (Lamiaceae) from Japan, Salvia * sakuensis |
Note | Native to Japan |
Salvia x sakuensis Hihara, Iwatsubo & Naruhashi is a natural hybrid of Salvia koyamae Makino and Salvia nipponica Miquel. |
September 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
September 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
September 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
September 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
September 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |