Ajuga nipponensis




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Ajugoideae
Scientific name Ajuga nipponensis Makino
Synonyms Ajuga decumbens Thunberg var. pallescens (Maximowicz) Handel-Mazzetti; Ajuga genevensis L. var. pallescens Maximowicz; Ajuga labordei Vaniot; Ajuga matsumurana Kudo; Ajuga nipponensis Makino var. pallescens (Maximowicz) C. Y. Wu & C. Chen; Ajuga pallescens Price & Metcalf
Common name (Japanese common name) juni-hitoe (ジュウニヒトエ, 十二単 [meaning: juni-hitoe = a ceremonial robe of a Japanese court lady in ancient era])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan
Habitat Hillock feild
Chromosomal number 2n=32
Description Plants 10-25cm tall. Leaves 2-4pairs, each 5-10cm long. Flowers inflorescences 4-8cm long, white corollas ca. 9mm long, flowering in April to June. Fruits 1.5mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Ajuga nipponensis Makino
Ajuga nipponensis Makino
Method for increasing yield of silkworm cocoons employing juvenile and moulting hormones (US Patent 3941879/1976)
Method for detecting proteins under mutual interaction (US Patent 7122382/2006)



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