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| September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Scientific name | Osbeckia chinensis L. |
| Synonyms | Osbeckia kainantensis Masamune |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hime-no-botan [ヒメノボタン, 姫野牡丹 (meaning: dwarf wild Paeonia)], kusa-no-botan [クサノボタン, 草野牡丹 (meaning: herbal wild Paeonia)] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Wakayama Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Malayasia, Indonesia, Australia, Mtanmar, Nepal, India | |
| Habitat | Field |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants electing 30-50cm tall. Leaves 3-6cm long, 5-15mm wide, petioles 1-2mm long. Flowers pink ca. 2.5-3cm across, 8 stamens, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Osbeckia chinensis L. |
| Osbeckia chinensis Linnaeus |
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| September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
