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 |