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Swertia tashiroi (Maxim.) Makino
Family: GentianaceaeEnglish: Felwort (sp.)
Japanese: ヘツカリンドウ (辺塚竜胆) [Hetsukarindō]
Here and there in rocky areas, from a couple hundred meters of elevation up to 1500 meters elevation, this showy plant sends up a spray of buds that takes weeks to finally open.
References:
新版 屋久島の植物 川原勝征,初島住彦(監修),2001：南方新社.
米倉浩司・梶田忠 (2003-) 「BG Plants 和名－学名インデックス」（YList），http://ylist.info（ 2019年8月14日）