Swertia tashiroi




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



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