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Streptolirion volubile Edgew.  
Family: Commelinaceae
[Streptolirion cordifolium (Griff.) Kuntze, moreStreptolirion duclouxii H.L?. & Vaniot, Streptolirion lineare Fukuoka & N.Kurosaki, Streptolirion mairei H.L?., Streptolirion volubile subsp. subalpinum C.Y.Wu, Tradescantia cordifolia Griff.]
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Japan Flora: Nearly glabrous herb; leaves long-petioled, the petiole 3-6 cm. long, the sheath usually truncate at apex, ciliate, 1-2 cm. long, the blade 5-8 cm. long, 3-5 cm. wide, abruptly long-acuminate, deeply cordate at base, minutely ciliate on margin, sometimes with long hairs above; flowers 2 or 3, white, 5-6 mm. across; sepals 1- to 3-nerved, obtuse, about 4 mm. long; filaments curled-pubescent; capsule 8-11 mm. long including the termi­nal beak, glabrous. Aug.-Oct.

Honshu (Bitchu and Bingo Prov.). China and India.

Streptolirion volubile
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