Rehmannia japonica




Family Orobanchaceae
Scientific name Rehmannia japonica (Thunberg) Makino ex T. Yamazaki
Synonyms Melittis japonica Thunberg; Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertner) Liboschitz ex Fischer & C. A. Meyer var. makinoi Matsuda; Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertner) Liboschitz ex Fischer & C. A. Meyer var. japonica (Thunberg) Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) senri-goma (センリゴマ, 千里胡麻 [meaning: senri sesame (meaning of senri is unknown)]), hana-jiou (ハナジオウ, 花地黄 [meaning: flowering Rehmannnia])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Central region)
(Other nations) China?
Habitat Around farmers' house
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 10-40cm tall. Leaves 5-12cm long. Flowers pink, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants.
Reference Rehmannia japonica
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertner) Liboschitz ex Fischer & C. A. Meyer
Note Rare species.



April 2010
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April 2010
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April 2010
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April 2010
at my home