Family | Urticaceae |
Scientific name | Gonostegia hirta (Blume ex Hasskarl) Miquel |
Synonyms | Driessenia sinensis H. Léveillé; Memorialis hirta (Blume ex Hasskarl) Weddell; Pouzolzia hirta Blume ex Hasskarl |
Common name | (Japanese common name) turu-mao (ツルマオ, 蔓苧麻 [meaning: vine hemp]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Shizuoka Prefecture), Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Malaysia, Australia, India | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=26 |
Description | Plants creeping. Leaves 5-8cm long. Flowers flowering in August to December. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Gonostegia hirta (Blume ex Hasskarl) Miquel |
August 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
August 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |