Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
Subfamily | Scutellarioideae |
Scientific name | Scutellaria pekinensis Maximovicz var. transitra (Makino) H. Hara |
Synonyms | Scutellaria coreana Nakai ex Mori; Scutellaria dentata Léveillé var. tomentosa (Koidzumi) Nemoto; Scutellaria glechomaefolia H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Scutellaria multibrachiata H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Scutellaria transitra Makino; Scutellaria (Regel) Kudo ussuriensis var. tomentosa Koidzumi; Scutellaria (Regel) Kudo ussuriensis var. transitra (Makino) Nakai |
Common name | (Japanese common name) yama-tatsunami-sou (ヤマタツナミソウ, 山立浪草 [meaning: mountain sea spray weed]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China | |
Habitat | Forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
Description | Plants 10-35cm tall. Leaves 1.5-4m long, 1-3cm wide. Flowers purple corollas ca. 20mm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Scutellaria pekinensis Maximowicz |
Chromosome numbers of Japanese Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) | |
Agent containing an ellagic acid series compound for external application and use thereof (US Patent 5073545/1991) | |
Topical herbal formulations (US Patent 20070298135) |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |