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 |