Gonostegia hirta




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