Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Bentham) Deane ex Bailey forma purpurea Makino

Perilla frutescens var. crispa forma purpurea

Family	Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily	Nepetoideae
Tribe	Elsholtzieae
Scientific name	Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Bentham) Deane ex Bailey forma purpurea Makino
Synonyms	(Synonyms of Perilla frutescens var. crispa) Dentidia nankinensis Loureiro; Dentidia purpurascens Persoon; Dentidia purpurea Poiret; Mentha reticulosa Hance; Ocimum crispum Thunberg; Perilla arguta Bentham; Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. arguta (Bentham) Handel-Mazzetti; Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunberg) Handel-Mazzetti; Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. nankinensis (Loureiro) Britton; Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa Deane; Perilla nankinensis (Loureiro) Decaisne; Perilla ocymoides Linnaeus var. crispa Bentham; Plectranthus nankinensis (Loureiro) Sprengel
Common name	(Japanese common name) siso (シソ, 紫蘇 [meaning: Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name])
Common name	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
Distribution	(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Myanmar, India
Habitat	Roadside, farm yard, forest edge
Chromosomal number	2n=40
Description	Plants electing 20-50cm tall. Flowers purple corollas 8mm long, flowering in July to October. Annual plants.
Reference	Perilla frutescens var. crispa (Bentham) Deane ex Bailey
Reference	Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton


September 2006 at mountane forest edge	September 2006 at mountane forest edge	September 2006 at mountane forest edge