Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
Subfamily | Ajugoideae |
Scientific name | Ajuga ciliata Bunge var. villosior A. Gray ex Nakai |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kai-jindou (カイジンドウ, 甲斐竜胆 [meaning: Kai gentiana (Kai = an old name of Yamanashi Prefecture)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Deciduous tree forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=32 |
Description | Plants electing 30-40cm tall. Leaves 3-8cm long, 2-4.5cm wide, petioles 3-8cm long. Flowers calyxs ca. 6mm long, corollas ca. 13mm long, flowering in May to June. Fruits ca. 2mm long. Perennial plants. |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |