Scutellaria longituba




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Scutellarioideae
Scientific name Scutellaria longituba Koidzumi
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) nunin-tatsunami-sou (ムニンタツナミソウ, 無人立浪草 [meaning: Ogasawara Islands sea spray weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Ogasawara Islands
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 30-40cm tall. Leaves 3-5cm long. Flowers white (merely pale purple) 4-5m long, flowering in February to May. Perennial plants.
Note Endemic to Japan. Rare species.



January 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
January 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



January 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
January 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
January 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden