Limonium wrightii




Family Plumbaginaceae
Scientific name Limonium wrightii (Hance) Kuntze
Synonyms Limonium wrightii (Hance) Kuntze var. arbusculum (Maximovicz) H. Hara; Statice wrightii Hance
Common name (Japanese common name) iso-matu [coastal pine weed]
(English common name) New Zealand spinach
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Izu Islands, Ogasawara Islands), Kyushu (Yakushima Island), Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=32
Description Plants 5-20cm. Leaves 1.5-5cm length, 3-10mm width. Flowers pink, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants.
Reference Limonium wrightii (Hance) Kuntze
Method of using guava extract and composition including guava extract (US Patent 7247324/2007)
Note Relatively rare.



October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden