Hosta longipes




Family Agavaceae (also placed in Liliaceae)
Scientific name Hosta longipes (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura
Synonyms Funkia longipes Franchet & Savatier; Hosta longipes (Franchet & Savatier) L. H. Bailey; Hosta longipes (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura forma alba (Nakai) T.B.Lee; Hosta longipes (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura var. alba Nakai; Hosta longipes (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura var. vulgata (Maekawa) W. G. Schmid and G. S. Daniels; Hosta sieboldiana Engler var. longipes (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura
Common name (Japanese common name) iwa-giboushi (イワギボウシ, 岩擬宝珠 [meaning: rock giboushi (giboushi = a traditional metal ornament of bridges)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region, Central region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane wet forest or rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=60
Description Leaves 10-13cm long. Scapes ca. 30cm tall. Flowers white or pale purple corollas, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Hosta longipes (Franch. & Sav.) L. H. Bailey
Hosta longipes (Franch. & Sav.) Matsum.
The H. longipes Complex PArt 1
The H. longipes Complex PArt 2
Register of Hosta Species and their Nomenclature Part 2
Habitat and water economy of Japanese Hosta
Steroidal Saponins from the Underground Parts of Hosta longipes and Their Inhibitory Activity on Tumor Promoter-Induced Phospholipid Metabolism
The use of steroid saponin compounds to prevent senility, and novel steroid saponin compounds (European Patent Application EP1024146/2000)
Note Endemic to Japan.
There are many artificial hybrids.



September 2009
at Mt. Takao Wild Plants Garden
September 2009
at Mt. Takao Wild Plants Garden
September 2009
at Mt. Takao Wild Plants Garden



September 2009
at Mt. Takao Wild Plants Garden