Gratiola japonica




Family Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae)
Tribe Gratioleae
Scientific name Gratiola japonica Miquel
Synonyms Gratiola micrantha Franchet & Savatier
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-abu-no-me (オオアブノメ, 大虻の目 [meaning: large horsefly's eyes])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (south of Miyagi Prefecture), Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 10-20cm tall. Leaves 1-3cm long, 2.5-7mm wide. Flowers white corollas ca. 4-5mm long, flowering in May to June. Fruits 3-4mm long. Annual plants.
Reference Gratiola japonica Miquel
Gratiola japonica Miq.
Phylogenetic Relationships of the Monotypic Genus Amphianthus (Plantaginaceae Tribe Gratioleae) Inferred from Chloroplast DNA Sequences
Substituted benzyl-thiolcarbamic acid esters (US Patent 3917616/1975)
Note Rare species.



June 2009
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden
June 2009
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden
June 2009
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden



June 2009
at Ohsaka City University
Botanical Garden