Asyneuma japonicum




Family Campanulaceae
Subfamily Campanuloideae
Scientific name Asyneuma japonicum (Miquel) Briquet
Synonyms Campanula japonica (Miquel) Vatke; Phyteuma japonicum Miquel
Common name (Japanese common name) shide-shajin (シデシャジン, 四手沙参 [meaning: shide = a traditional ornamental accessory, shajin = Japanese pronunciation of old Chinese common name of Adenophora triphylla var. japonica)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 50-100cm tall. Leaves 5-10cm long. Flowers pedicels 1-3mm long, calyx lobes 4-6mm long, blue corollas ca. 10-15mm long and 1-2mm wide, 5 stamens, styles 1-1.2cm long, flowering in July to August. Fruits 5-6mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Asyneuma japonicum (Miq.) Briq.



August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden