Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
Subfamily | Faboideae |
Tribe | Desmodieae |
Subtribe | Lespedezinae |
Scientific name | Lespedeza tomentosa (Thunberg) Siebold ex Maximovicz |
Synonyms | Hedysarum tomentosum Thunberg; Hedysarum villosum Willdenow; Lespedeza glomerata Hornemann; Lespedeza macrophylla Bunge; Lespedeza villosa (Willdenow) Persoon |
Common name | (Japanese common name) inu-hagi (イヌハギ, 犬萩 [meaning: false lespedeza] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Nepal, India, Pakistan | |
Habitat | Seaside, riverside |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants electing 60-150cm tall. Leaves ternate, leaflets each 3-7cm long, 1-4cm wide. Flowers white 8-10mm long, calyxs 5-7mm long, flowering in July to September. Fruits 4-5mm long. Perennial plants or subshrub. |
Reference | Lespedeza tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold ex Maxim. |
Lespedeza tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb.ex Maxim | |
Agent for hair growth (European Patent EP1915997/2008) |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |