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| July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Agavaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Scientific name | Hosta montana F. Maekawa |
| Synonyms | Hosta sieboldiana Engler var. gigantea (Bailey) Kitamura; Hosta fortunei (Baker) L. H. Bailey var. gigantea L. H. Baily |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ohba-giboushi (オオバギボウシ, 大葉擬宝珠 [large leaved giboushi (giboushi = a traditional metal ornament of bridges)]) |
| (English common name) tall cluster plantan lily | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane fields or forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=60 |
| Description | Leaves 30-90cm long. Scapes 60-100cm tall, bracts 2-4cm long. Flowers petioles 10-25mm long (18-23mm long after flowering), white or pale purple corollas 5cm long, flowering in July. Fruits 25-32mm long, seeds ca. 8mm long. Perennial plants |
| Reference | Hosta montana F. Maek. |
| Studies on the Steroidal Components of Domestic Plants. XLV. Constituents of Hosta Species. (2) |
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| July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
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| July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at mountane forest edge |
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| November 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
