Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
Subfamily | Nepetoideae |
Tribe | Elsholtzieae |
Scientific name | Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Bentham) Deane ex Bailey forma viridis (Makino) 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) ao-jiso (アオジソ, 緑紫蘇 [meaning: green siso (siso = 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 |
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 |
September 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
September 2007 at my home |
September 2007 at my home |
September 2007 at my home |