Family | Onagraceae |
Subfamily | Ludwigioideae |
Scientific name | Ludwigia ovalis Miquel |
Synonyms | Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott var. ovalis (Miquel) H. Léveillé |
Common name | (Japanese common name) mizu-yukinoshita (ミズユキノシタ, 水雪下 [meaning: water yukinoshita (yukinoshita = Saxifraga stolonifera)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Chromosomal number | 2n=32 |
Description | Plants creeping 20-40cm long. Leaves 1-2.5cm long, 1-1.8cm wide. Flowers green sepals ca. 2mm long, flowering in July to October. Seeds 4-5mm long. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Ludwigia ovalis Miquel |
Ludwigia ovalis Miq. | |
Ludwigia ovalis Miq. | |
Medicinal drug and methods of manufacturing the same (US Patent 7368133/2008) | |
Note | Rare species. |
July 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |