Family | Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae; Veronicaceae) |
Tribe | Antirrhineae |
Scientific name | Linaria japonica Miquel |
Synonyms | noneLinaria japonica Miquel |
Common name | (Japanese common name) un-ran (ウンラン, 海蘭 [meaning: coastal orchid]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu |
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China | |
Habital | Sand beach |
Chromosomal number | 2n=12 |
Description | Plants creeping 20-40cm long. Leaves 1.5-5cm long, 0.5-2cm wide. Flowers lemon yellow (orange yellow at center), flowering in August to October. Seeds 5-6mm across. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Linaria japonica Miquel |
Linaria japonica Miq. | |
On the Constituents of Linaria japonica MIQ. IV. Chemical Correlation of cis-Clerodane Diterpenes with trans-Clerodane Diterpenes | |
Studies on Medicinal Resources. XXXVII. The Components of Leaves of Linaria japonica MIQ. and L. vulgaris MILL. (Scrophlariaceae) | |
Studies on Constituents of Medicinal Plants. XII. The Constituents of the Flowers of Linaria japonica MIQ |
Photo by Madame Popow | Photo by Madame Popow |
September 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |
September 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |
Photo by Madame Popow |
October 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |