Boehmeria tricuspis var. unicuspis




Family Urticaceae
Scientific name Boehmeria tricuspis (Hance) Makino var. unicuspis Makino
Synonyms Boehmeria gracilis C. H. Wright; Boehmeria paraspicata Nakai ex H. Hara; Boehmeria tricuspis (Hance) Makino subsp. paraspicata (Nakai ex H. Hara) Kitamura; Boehmeria tricuspis (Hance) Makino var. paraspicata (Nakai) H. Hara; Duretia paraspicata (Nakai) Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) kusa-ko-aka-so (クサコアカソ, 草小赤麻 [meaning: small aka-so weed (aka-so = red petioles = Boehmeria tricuspis)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Habitat Mountane forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=14
Description Plants ca. 90cm tall. Leaves 5-10cm long. Flowers flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Note Leaves of Boehmeria spicata, Boehmeria tricuspis and Boehmeria tricuspis var. unicuspis are clearly different from each other.



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August 2007 at mountane forest