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 |