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| July 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Agavaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Scientific name | Hosta longissima Honda var. brevifolia F. Maekawa |
| Synonyms | Funkia lanceolata Siebold; Funkia ovata Sprengel var. lancifolia Miquel; Hosta japonica Ascherson var. angustifolia Ascherson and Graebner; Hosta japonica Ascherson var. longifolia Honda; Hosta lancifolia Engler var. angustifolia Koidzumi; Hosta longissima Honda |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) mizu-giboushi (ミズギボウシ, 水擬宝珠 [meaning: water giboushi (giboushi = a traditional metal ornament of bridges)]) |
| (English common name) swamp hosta | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Aichi Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Swamp |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=60 |
| Description | Leaves 10-34cm long, non hair. Scapes 40-65cm tall, bracts ca. 8mm long. Flowers petioles 4-6mm long, pale purple 3.5-4.5cm long, flowering in August to October. Fruits 2.5cm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | H. longissima Honda H. longissima var. brevifolia Maekawa [PDF] |
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July 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
