Family | Alismataceae |
Scientific name | Sagittaria aginashi Makino |
Synonyms | Sagittaria sagittifolia L. var. aginashi Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) agi-nashi (アギナシ, 顎無 [meaning: Jaw-less]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves 7-17.5cm long, non hair. Scapes 30-80cm tall. Flowers male flowers pedicels 10-30mm long, 3 calyxs 7-10mm long, 3 white petals each 10-13mm long, female flowers pedicels 10-20mm long, 3 bracts, 3 calyxs 5-6mm long, 3 white petals, flowering in July to October. Fruits 3-3.5mm long (including wings). Perennial plants. |
Reference | Studies of the Kinds of the Weeds of Arable Land in Japan and Their Geographical Distributions : VI. The origin and history of Japanese weeds |
Herbicide for use in transplanted rice (US Patent 3955959/1976) | |
Herbicidal compounds, preparation thereof and herbicides containing the same (US Patent 4226610/1980) | |
Antagonism inhibitors for herbicides, herbicide compositions and herbicidal methods (US Patent 5428000/1995) | |
Agent for hair growth (European Patent EP1915997/2008) |
July 2007 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |