Teucrium viscidum var. miquelianum




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Teucrioideae
Scientific name Teucrium viscidum Blume var. miquelianum (Maximovicz) Hara
Synonyms Teucrium maximowiczii Probatova; Teucrium miquelianum (Maximovicz) Kudô
Common name (Japanese common name) turu-niga-kusa (ツルニガクサ, 蔓苦草 [meaning: vine bitter weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea
Habitat Wet forest or forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=32
Description Plants electing 20-40cm long. Leaves 4-10cm long, 1.5-5cm wide. Flowers inflorescences 3-5cm long, calyxs ca. 3mm long, purple corollas 8-10mm long, 4 stamens, flowering in July to September. Fruits ca. 1.2mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Teucrium viscidum Blume
Teucrium viscidum Blume
Agent for hair growth (European Patent EP1915997/2008)



July 2007
at lowland forest edge
July 2007
at lowland forest edge
July 2007
at lowland forest edge



July 2007
at lowland forest edge
July 2007
at lowland forest edge
July 2007
at lowland forest edge



July 2007
at lowland forest edge