Mitrasacme indica




Family Loganiaceae
Scientific name Mitrasacme indica Wight
Synonyms Mitrasacme alsinoides R. Brown var. indica (Wight) H. Hara; Oldenlandia brachyphylla Merrill var. indica (Wight) H. Hara
Common name (Japanese common name) hime-nae (ヒメナエ, 姫苗 [meaning: dwarf ainae (ainae = Mitrasacme pygmaea)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 5-15cm tall. Leaves 3-8mm long, 0.7-1.5mm wide. Flowers pedicelets 8-20mm long, white corollas ca. 3mm long, 4 stamens, flowering in August to October. Annual plants.
Reference Mitrasacme indica Wight
Note Rare species



August 2007
at Naruto Marsh
August 2007
at Naruto Marsh
August 2008
at Naruto Marsh