Veronica undulata




Family Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae)
Tribe Veroniceae
Scientific name Veronica undulata Wallich ex Jack
Synonyms Veronica anagallis L. var. punctata (Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don) Hooker f.; Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. subsp. undulata (Wallich ex Jack) Elenevsky; Veronica punctata Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don
Common name (Japanese common name) kawa-zdisha (カワヂシャ, 川萵苣 [meaning: river lettuce])
(English common name) undulate speedwell
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Afganistan
Habitat Riverside, swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=18
Description Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves 4-7cm long, 8-15mm wide. Flowers pale purple corollas ca. 4mm, flowering in May to June. Fruits ca. 3mm, seed ca. 0.3mm. Winter annual plants.
Reference Veronica undulata Wall.
Veronica undulata Wallich ex Jack
Process for producing a plant extract containing plant powder (US Patent 20040161524)
Cosmetic composition and production thereof (US Patent 20060018867)
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Cosmetic composition containing polyorganosiloxane-containing epsilon-polylysine polymer, and polyhydric alcohol, and production thereof (European Patent EP1604647/2008)
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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