Salomonia ciliata




Family Polygalaceae
Scientific name Salomonia ciliata (L.) de Candolle
Synonyms Salomonia arnottiana Miquel; Salomonia cavaleriei H. Léveillé; Salomonia ciliata (L.) de Candolle forma oblongifolia (de Candolle) V. S. Raju; Salomonia horneri Hasskarl; Salomonia oblongifolia de Candolle; Salomonia obovata Wight; Salomonia rigida Hasskarl; Salomonia sessilifolia D. Don; Salomonia setoso-ciliata Hasskarl; Salomonia stricta Siebold & Zuccarini
Common name (Japanese common name) hina-no-kanzashi (ヒナノカンザシ, 雛簪 [meaning: young girls' ornamental hairpin])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, Myanmar, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 6-30cm. Leaves 3-14mm. Flowers pale purple ca. 2mm, flowering in August to September. Annual plants.
Reference Salomonia ciliata (L.) DC. forma ciliata
Salomonia ciliata (L.) DC.



August 2007
at Naruto Swamp
August 2007
at Naruto Swamp
August 2007
at Naruto Swamp