Chrysosplenium tosaense | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Saxifragaceae |
Genus: | Chrysosplenium |
Species: | C. tosaense
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Binomial name | |
Chrysosplenium tosaense | |
Synonyms | |
Chrysosplenium flagelliferum var. tosaense [1] |
Chrysosplenium tosaense (タチネコノメソウ, Tachinekonomesō) is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae that is endemic to Japan. [1] [2] [3]
The species was first described, as Chrysosplenium flagelliferum var. tosaense, by Japanese botanist Makino Tomitarō in 1901 (his 1892 mention of Chrysosplenium tosaense is a nomen nudum). [1] [2] [4] In 1935, Sutō Chiharu elevated the variety to species rank. [2] The specific epithet relates to the type locality, Nanokawa in Kōchi Prefecture (formerly Tosa Province). [1]
Chrysosplenium tosaense grows to a height of 5–17 centimetres (2.0–6.7 in) and flowers from April to May. [1]
Chrysosplenium tosaense is endemic to Japan, where it occurs from the Kantō region to the Chūgoku region of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū. [2] [3]
Chrysosplenium tosaense | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Saxifragaceae |
Genus: | Chrysosplenium |
Species: | C. tosaense
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Binomial name | |
Chrysosplenium tosaense | |
Synonyms | |
Chrysosplenium flagelliferum var. tosaense [1] |
Chrysosplenium tosaense (タチネコノメソウ, Tachinekonomesō) is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae that is endemic to Japan. [1] [2] [3]
The species was first described, as Chrysosplenium flagelliferum var. tosaense, by Japanese botanist Makino Tomitarō in 1901 (his 1892 mention of Chrysosplenium tosaense is a nomen nudum). [1] [2] [4] In 1935, Sutō Chiharu elevated the variety to species rank. [2] The specific epithet relates to the type locality, Nanokawa in Kōchi Prefecture (formerly Tosa Province). [1]
Chrysosplenium tosaense grows to a height of 5–17 centimetres (2.0–6.7 in) and flowers from April to May. [1]
Chrysosplenium tosaense is endemic to Japan, where it occurs from the Kantō region to the Chūgoku region of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū. [2] [3]