Lysimachia japonica




Family Myrsinaceae (also placed in Primulaceae)
Scientific name Lysimachia japonica Thunberg
Synonyms Lysimachia japonica Thunberg forma subsessilis (F. Maekawa) Murata
Common name (Japanese common name) ko-nasubi (コナスビ, 小茄子 [meaning: small eggplant])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Malaysia, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka
Habitat Roadside, farm yard
Chromosomal number 2n=18, 20, 22
Description Plants creeping. Leaves 6-23mm long, 5-15mm wide. Flowers yellow corollas 5-7mm across, flowering in May to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Lysimachia japonica Thunberg



July 2006
at lowland forest
July 2006
at lowland forest
July 2006
at lowland forest