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 |