Family | Rubiaceae |
Scientific name | Paederia foetida L. |
Synonyms | Apocynum foetidum Burman f.; Crawfurdia loureirii G. Don; Gentiana scandens Loureiro; Hondbesson tomentosum (Blume) Kuntze; Hondbesson tomentosum (Blume) Kuntze var. glabrum (Kurz) Kuntze; Paederia amboinensis Miquel; Paederia barbulata Miquel; Paederia chinensis Hance; Paederia chinensis Hance forma microphylla Honda; Paederia chinensis Hance forma tenuissima Masamune; Paederia chinensis Hance var. angustifolia Nakai; Paederia chinensis Hance var. maritima Koidzumi; Paederia chinensis Hance var. megaphylla Koidzumi; Paederia chinensis Hance var. velutina Nakai; Paederia dunniana H. Leveille; Paederia esquirolii H. Leveille; Paederia foetida L.; Paederia laxiflora Merrill ex Li; Paederia longituba Nakai; Paederia mairei H. Leveille; Paederia ovata Miquel; Paederia prainii Gandoger; Paederia scaberula Miquel; Paederia scandens (Loureiro) Merrill; Paederia scandens (Loureiro) Merrill forma mairei (H. Leveille) Nakai; Paederia scandens (Loureiro) Merrill forma megaphylla (Koidzumi) H. Hara; Paederia scandens (Loureiro) Merrill forma microphylla (Honda) H. Hara; Paederia scandens (Loureiro) Merrill forma rubescens Asai; Paederia scandens (Loureiro) Merrill var. longituba (Nakai) H. Hara; Paederia scandens (Loureiro) Merrill var. mairei (H. Leveille) H. Hara; Paederia scandens (Loureiro) Merrill var. maritima (Koidzumi) H. Hara; Paederia scandens (Loureiro) Merrill var. tomentosa (Blume) Handel-Mazzetti; Paederia scandens (Loureiro) Merrill var. velutina (Nakai) Nakai; Paederia scandens (Loureiro) Merrill var. villosa (Hayata) Masamune; Paederia sessiliflora Poiret; Paederia stenophylla Merrill; Paederia tomentosa Blume var. mairei (H. Leveille) H. Leveille; Paederia tomentosa Blume; Paederia tomentosa Blume var. glabra Kurz; Paederia uraiensis Hayata; Paederia villosa Hayata |
Common name | (Japanese common name) he-kuso-kazura (ヘクソカズラ, 屁糞蔓 [meaning: fart crap vine]), yaito-bana (ヤイトバナ, 灸花 [meaning: Moxa cautery flower]) |
(English common name) skunkvine | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India | |
Habitat | Roadside, field, forest edge |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves 4-10cm long. Flower corollas 10mm long, flowering in July to September. Vine. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Paederia foetida L. |
Paederia foetida L. | |
Note | common |
July 2007 at roadside |
July 2007 at roadside |
July 2007 at roadside |
July 2007 at roadside |
November 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |