Scutellaria rubropunctata




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Scutellarioideae
Scientific name Scutellaria rubropunctata Hayata
Synonyms Scutellaria indica auct., non L.
Common name (Japanese common name) akaboshi-tatsunami (アカボシタツナミソウ, 赤星立浪草 [meaning: red spots sea spray weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (south of Yakushima Island), Okinawa
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=26
Description Plants 20-100cm tall. Leaves 1-6cm long, 0.5-5.5cm wide, hairy. Flowers inflorescences 2-5cm long, pale purple corollas ca. 1.3-1.5cm long, flowering in January to May. Perennial plants.
Reference Scutellaria rubropunctata var. rubropunctata
Chromosome numbers of Japanese Scutellaria (Lamiaceae)



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