Hamagou - Hamagou

Japanese: ハマゴウ - はまごう
Hamagou - Hamagou

A coastal shrub of the Verbenaceae family (APG classification: Lamiaceae). The trunk is an underground stem that runs horizontally in the sand or on the surface, and the branches are upright and 20 to 50 cm tall. The leaves have an unpleasant odor, are ovate to elliptical, 2 to 6 cm long, entire, and rounded or bluntly pointed at the tip. The upper surface is gray-green, and the underside is gray-white with dense fine hairs. From July to September, a panicle-shaped inflorescence 2 to 10 cm long blooms at the terminal, and funnel-shaped, bluish-purple flowers 1 to 1.5 cm long bloom. The fruit is spherical, 5 to 7 mm in diameter, and the lower half is enclosed by persistent calyx. It is distributed from Honshu to Okinawa, and from the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, and China to the tropical regions of Asia and Africa, and Australia. It is often planted for erosion control. The closely related Yaeyama Hamago is distributed in Asia, Africa, and Europe, with the Yaeyama Islands as its northern limit.

[Keiichi Shimabukuro September 17, 2021]

Hamago
The leaves are ovate to elliptical, with a gray-green surface. From July to September, the panicles grow at the top, and funnel-shaped, blue-purple flowers bloom. ©Shogakukan Photo by Masatoshi Hirose ">

Hamago

The fruit of Hamago
It is spherical, 5-7 mm in diameter. The lower half is enclosed by a persistent calyx. ©Seishohmaru ">

The fruit of Hamago


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

クマツヅラ科(APG分類:シソ科)の海岸生の低木。幹は地下茎となって砂中または表面を長く横走し、枝は直立して高さ20~50センチメートル。葉は異臭があり、卵形から楕円(だえん)形で長さ2~6センチメートル、全縁で先は丸いか、または鈍くとがる。表面は灰緑色、裏面は細毛を密生して灰白色。7~9月、長さ2~10センチメートルの円錐(えんすい)花序を頂生し、漏斗(ろうと)状で長さ1~1.5センチメートルの青紫色花を開く。果実は球形で径5~7ミリメートル、下半部は宿存萼(がく)で包まれる。本州から沖縄、および朝鮮半島、台湾、中国からアジア・アフリカの熱帯、オーストラリアに分布する。砂防用によく植えられる。近縁のヤエヤマハマゴウは、八重山諸島が北限で、アジア、アフリカ、ヨーロッパに分布する。

[島袋敬一 2021年9月17日]

ハマゴウ
葉は卵形から楕円形で、表面は灰緑色。7~9月、円錐花序を頂生し、漏斗状の青紫色花を開く©Shogakukan 撮影/広瀬雅敏">

ハマゴウ

ハマゴウの果実
球形で径5~7mm。下半部は宿存萼で包まれる©Seishohmaru">

ハマゴウの果実


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