Scutellaria indica var. parvifolia




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Scutellarioideae
Scientific name Scutellaria indica L. var. parvifolia (Makino) Makino
Synonyms Scutellaria indica L. var. japonica (C. Morren & Decaisne) Franchet et Savatier; Scutellaria indica L. var. japonica (C. Morren & Decaisne) Franchet et Savatier forma parvifolia Makino; Scutellaria indica L. var. parvifolia (Makino) Makino forma alba (H. Hara) H. Hara ex Murata & T. Yamazaki; Scutellaria indica L. var. typica Kudô; Scutellaria parvifolia (Makino) Koidzumi
Common name (Japanese common name) koba-no-tatsunami (コバノタツナミ, 小葉立浪 [meaning: small leaved sea spray weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu (mainly in coastal area)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane field, seaside
Chromosomal number 2n=26
Description Plants 5-20cm tall. Leaves 1cm long, 1cm wide. Flowers purple or white (forma alba) corollas ca. 2cm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants.
Reference Scutellaria indica var. parvifolia
Scutellaria indica L.
Chromosome numbers of Japanese Scutellaria (Lamiaceae)
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