Perilla nankinensis
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Perilla nankinensis, Bailey (P. nankinensis, Decne. P. ocymoides var. nankinensis, Voss). Slightly hairy, rarely glabrous: lvs. dark purple-brown, with a bronzy luster; base wedge-shaped (rounded in strong-growing specimens); blade ovate, acute, coarsely and deeply saw-toothed, margin wavy. Seedlings are sometimes green. R.H. 1852:60; 1879, p. 272. Forms of this variety are: (1) Var. laciniata, Bailey (P. laciniata, Hort. P. nankintnsis foliis atropurpureis laciniatis, Hort.), has lvs. cut nearly to the middle, foliage undulate, wrinkled or crisped. Colors said to be more intense Intro, about 1872. P.G. 2:77. (2) macrophylla, Bailey (P. nankinensis macrophylla compacta, Hort.), is a large-lvd. form characterized by its almost "bell- shaped" form. The lvs. are wavy-fringed. Habit compact. (3) Var. elatior, Bailey (P. nankinensis macrophylla, elatior, Hort. Benary), is a taller form of var. macrophylla. (4) Var. variegata, Bailey (P. nankinensis foliis varie-gatis, Hort.), differs in having the foliage spotted with white. (5) Var. microphylla, Bailey (P. nankinensis microphylla nigricans, Hort.), is a small-lvd. form intro. about 1899. Wilhelm Miller. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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