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) |
June 2009 at my home |
June 2009 at my home |
June 2009 at my home |