Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
Subfamily | Ajugoideae |
Scientific name | Ajuga boninsimae Maximovicz |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shima-kako-sou (シマカコソウ, 島夏枯草 [meaning: Ogasawara Islands kako weed (kako = plants which leaves are dead in summer time)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Ogasawara Islands |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest edge |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants ca. 20-30cm tall. Flowers white, flowering in December to March. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Ajuga boninsimae Maxim. |
Note | Native to Japan. Rare species. |
March 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
December 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
December 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |