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| October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
| Family | Campanulaceae |
| Subfamily | Lobelioideae |
| Scientific name | Lobelia boninensis Koidzumi |
| Synonyms | Lobelia boninensis Koidzumi forma rubra Nakai; Lobelia boninensis Koidzumi forma viridis Nakai |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) oh-hama-gikyou (オオハマギキョウ, 大浜桔梗 [meaning: large coastal kikyou (kikyou = Platycodon grandiflorus)]), uroko-gi (ウロコギ, 鱗木 [meaning: scale tree]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Ogasawara Islands |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants 1-3m tall. Leaves 20-30cm long, 2.5-3.5cm wide. Flowers white ca. 2.5cm long, flowering in May to August, fruits 3cm. Evergreen. Subarbor tree. |
| Reference | Lobelia boninensis Koidz. |
| Lobelia boninensis | |
| Seed Ecology of Lobelia boninensis Koidz. (Campanulaceae), an Endemic Species in the Bonin Islands (Japan) | |
| Note | Endemic to Japan. Rare species. |
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| October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
