Salvia plebeia




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Mentheae
Scientific name Salvia plebeia R. Brown
Synonyms Lumnitzeria fastigiata (Roth) Sprengel; Ocimum fastigiatum Roth; Ocimum virgatum Thunberg; Salvia brachiata Roxburgh; Salvia minutiflora Bunge; Salvia plebeia var. latifolia E. Peter
Common name (Japanese common name) mizo-kouiju (ミゾコウジュ, 溝香薷 [meaning: gutter kouju (kouju = a kind of traditional Chinese medicine in Japanese pronunciation)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Afghanistan, Australia
Habitat Swamp, riverside, wet field
Chromosomal number 2n=32
Description Plants electing 30-70cm tall. Leaves 3-6cm long, 1-2cm wide. Frowers calyxs 2.5-3mm long, purple corollas 4-5mm long, 2 stamens, flowering in May to June. Fruits ca. 0.8mm long. Winter annual plants.
Reference Salvia plebeia R. Br.
Salvia plebeia R. Brown
Salvia plebeia R.Br.
Polymerizable composition, optical material comprising the composition and method for producing the material (US Patent 20070149639)



May 2007
at lowland swamp
May 2007
at lowland swamp
May 2007
at lowland swamp



May 2007
at lowland swamp
May 2007
at lowland swamp
May 2007
at lowland swamp



April 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden