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| September 2006 at mountane forest edge |
September 2006 at mountane forest edge |
September 2006 at mountane forest edge |
| Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
| Subfamily | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe | Elsholtzieae |
| Scientific name | Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Bentham) Deane ex Bailey forma purpurea Makino |
| Synonyms | (Synonyms of Perilla frutescens var. crispa) Dentidia nankinensis Loureiro; Dentidia purpurascens Persoon; Dentidia purpurea Poiret; Mentha reticulosa Hance; Ocimum crispum Thunberg; Perilla arguta Bentham; Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. arguta (Bentham) Handel-Mazzetti; Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunberg) Handel-Mazzetti; Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. nankinensis (Loureiro) Britton; Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa Deane; Perilla nankinensis (Loureiro) Decaisne; Perilla ocymoides Linnaeus var. crispa Bentham; Plectranthus nankinensis (Loureiro) Sprengel |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) siso (シソ, 紫蘇 [meaning: Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Myanmar, India | |
| Habitat | Roadside, farm yard, forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
| Description | Plants electing 20-50cm tall. Flowers purple corollas 8mm long, flowering in July to October. Annual plants. |
| Reference | Perilla frutescens var. crispa (Bentham) Deane ex Bailey |
| Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton |
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| September 2006 at mountane forest edge |
September 2006 at mountane forest edge |
September 2006 at mountane forest edge |
