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| October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
| Family | Agavaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Scientific name | Hosta longipes (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura var. longipes forma sparsa (Nakai) W. G. Schmid |
| Synonyms | Hosta longipes (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura var. lancea Honda; Hosta sparsa Maekawa; Hosta tardiflora (W. Irving) Stearn |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) aki-giboushi (アキギボウシ, 秋擬宝珠 [meaning: Autumn giboushi (giboushi = a traditional metal ornament of bridges)]), hosoba-iwa-giboushi (ホソバイワギボウシ, 細葉岩擬宝珠 [meaning: narrow leaved iwa-giboushi (iwa-giboushi = Hosta longipes)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Central region) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane wet forest or rocks |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=60 |
| Description | Leaves ca. 10-20cm long. Scapes ca. 30-50cm tall. Flowers white or pale purple corollas, flowering in September to Octolber. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | H. longipes var. longipes f. sparsa (Nakai 1930) W.G. Schmid |
| Note | Endemic to Japan. |
| Photos below are those of a plant which was cultivated by Madame Yukiko Tsuchiya and displayed at the Wild Plants Show 2009 in Jindai Botanical Garden. |
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| October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
