Hydrocotyle javanica




Family Araliaceae (also placed in Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae))
Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae
Scientific name Hydrocotyle javanica Thunberg
Synonyms Hydrocotyle nepalensis auct., non Hooker
Common name (Japanese common name) ohba-chidome (オオバチドメ, 大葉血止 [meaning: large leaved hemostasis weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Bhutan, Nepal, India. Sri Lanka
Habitat Wet mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Plants creeping. Leaves ca. 3-6cm across. Flowers pale green, flowering in July to October. Fruits ca. 1.5mm across. Perennial plants.
Reference Hydrocotyle javanica Thunb.
Hydrocotyle javanica Thunb.
Hydrocotyle javanica Thunb
Hydrocotyle of Japan
Hydrocotyle nepalensis Hooker
Hydrocotyle nepalensis Hook.f.
Chromosome Numbers of Six Species of Hydrocotyle (Umbelliferae) in Japan
Herbicide compositions and weedkilling method using the same (US Patent 7144842/2006)



July 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



July 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden