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 |