Family | Urticaceae |
Scientific name | Laportea bulbifera (Siebold & Zuccarini) Weddell |
Synonyms | Boehmeria bodinieri H. Léveillé; Laportea bulbifera (Siebold & Zuccarini) Weddell subsp. dielsii (Pampanini) C. J. Chen; Laportea bulbifera (Siebold & Zuccarini) Weddell subsp. latiuscula C. J. Chen; Laportea bulbifera (Siebold & Zuccarini) Weddell subsp. rugosa C. J. Chen; Laportea bulbifera (Siebold & Zuccarini) Weddell var. sinensis S. S. Chien; Laportea dielsii Pampanini; Laportea elevata C. J. Chen; Laportea oleracea Weddell; Laportea sinensis C. H. Wright; Laportea terminalis Wight; Urtica bulbifera Siebold & Zuccarini |
Common name | (Japanese common name) mukago-irakusa (ムカゴイラクサ, 零余子刺草 [meaning: stinging weed which has propagules]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=60 |
Description | Plants 40-70cm tall. Leaves 5-15cm long. Flowers flowering in August to September. Fruits ca. 3mm long. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Laportea bulbifera (Siebold & Zucc.) Wedd. |
Laportea bulbifera (Siebold & Zuccarini) Weddell |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |