Deinostema violacea




Family Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae; Veronicaceae)
Tribe Gratioleae
Scientific name Deinostema violacea (Maximowicz) T. Yamazaki
Synonyms Deinostema violaceum (Maximowicz) T. Yamazaki; Gratiola axillaris Nakai; Gratiola saginoides (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura; Gratiola saginoides (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura var. violaces (Maximowicz) Matsumura; Gratiola violacea Maximowicz; Gratiola violacea Maximowicz var. genuina Franchet & Savatier; Gratiola violacea Maximowicz var. saginoides Franchet & Savatier; Ilysanthes saginoides Franchet & Savatier
Common name (Japanese common name) sawa-tougarashi (サワトウガラシ, 沢唐辛子 [meaning: swamp sweet pepper])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 5-20cm tall. Leaves 5-10cm long, 1-2mm wide. Flowers pale purple corollas 5-6mm, flowering in August to October. Annual plants.
Reference Deinostema violacea (Maximowicz) T. Yamazaki



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September 2006
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September 2006
at rice paddy