Family | Gentianaceae |
Tribe | Gentianeae |
Subtribe | Gentianinae |
Scientific name | Swertia tashiroi Makino |
Synonyms | Frastera tashiroi (Maximovicz) Makino; Ophelia tashiroi Maximovicz; Swertia kuroiwae Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hetsuka-rindou (ヘツカリンドウ, 辺塚竜胆 [meaning: Hetsuka village gentian]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Kagoshima Prefecture), Okinawa |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=60 |
Description | Stems electing 30-60cm tall. Leaves 10-20cm long. Flowers corollas ca. 2.5-3cm across, flowering in October to January (mainly in November to December). Annual or winter annual plants. |
Reference | Swertia tashiroi Makino |
November 2010 at my home |
November 2010 at my home |
November 2010 at my home |