Description from
Flora of China
Perilla ocymoides Linnaeus var. purpurascens Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formos. 8: 103. 1919; Ocimum acutum Thunberg; P. albiflora Odashima; P. frutescens var. acuta (Thunberg) Kudo; P. schimadae Kudo.
Stems finely pilose. Leaves ovate, 4.5-7.5 × 2.8-5 cm, pilose. Fruiting calyx, 4-5.5 mm, base pilose, glandular. Nutlets tawny, 1-1.5 mm in diam.
Waste areas, cultivated in gardens. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan].