Family | Rubiaceae |
Scientific name | Galium kinuta Nakai & Hara |
Synonyms | Galium boreale L. var. japonica Maximovicz |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kinuta-sou (キヌタソウ, 砧草 [meaning: kinuta weed (kinuta = traditional small hammer)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) China | |
Habitat | Mountane forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=44 |
Description | Plants electing 30-60cm tall. Leaves qurternate, each leaflet 2-8cm long, 0.8-2.5cm wide. Flowers white corollas 2.5mm across, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Hexahydrophthalic anilide derivatives (US Patent 5068365/1991) |
Tetrahydrophthalimide derivative and herbicide composition containing same (US Patent 5169428/1992) |
July 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
July 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
July 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
July 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
July 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |