Laportea bulbifera




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