Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
Subfamily | Faboideae |
Tribe | Desmodieae |
Subtribe | Desmodiinae |
Scientific name | Desmodium oldhamii Oliver |
Synonyms | Hylodesmum oldhamii (Oliver) H. Ohashi & R. R. Mill; Meibomia oldhamii (Oliver) Kuntze; Podocarpium oldhamii (Oliver) Y. C. Yang & P. H. Huang |
Common name | (Japanese common name) fuji-kanzou (フジカンゾウ, 藤甘草 [meaning: fuji = Wisteria floribunda, kanzo = Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China | |
Habitat | Forest, forest edge |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 50-120cm tall, hairy. Leaves pinnate to 7 (or sometimes 5) leaflets, each 8-16mm long, 2-6cm wide. Flowers pink 8-10mm long, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Desmodium oldhamii Oliv. |
September 2008 at Ushiku Forest Park |
September 2008 at Ushiku Forest Park |
September 2008 at Ushiku Forest Park |
September 2008 at Ushiku Forest Park |
September 2008 at Ushiku Forest Park |
September 2008 at Ushiku Forest Park |