Family | Aizoaceae (also placed in Mesembryanthemaceae) |
Subfamily | Mesembryanthemoideae |
Scientific name | Aptenia cordifolia (L. f.) Schwantes |
Synonyms | Litocarpus cordifolius (L. f.) L. Bolus; Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L. f.; Tetracoilanthus cordifolius (L. f.) Rappa & Camerone |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hana-dzuru-sou (ハナヅルソウ, 花蔓草 [meaning: flowering vine weed]) |
(English common name) baby sun-rose, heart-leaf iceplant | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu |
(Other nations) [native] South Africa, Swaziland | |
Habitat | Beach, roadside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
Description | Plants 30-60cm long. Leaves ca. 1-3cm long. Flowers red or pink ca. 1.5cm across, flowering in May to November. Evergreen. Perennial plants or sub-shrub. |
Reference | Aptenia cordifolia (L. f.) Schwantes |
Aptenia cordifolia (L. f.) Schwantes | |
Aptenia cordifolia (Linnaeus f.) Schwantes | |
Aptenia cordifolia | |
A phylogenetic hypothesis for the Aizoaceae (Caryophyllales) based on four plastid DNA regions | |
Characterization of a cytosolic malate dehydrogenase cDNA which encodes an isozyme toward oxaloacetate reduction in wheat | |
Phylogenetic implication of the chloroplast rpoC1 intron loss in the Aizoaceae (Caryophyllales) | |
Successive cambia in Aizoaceae: products and process | |
Cultured plant cell gums for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial applications (US Patent 6271001/2001) | |
Human genes and gene expression products (WIPO Patent Application WO/2002/014500) | |
Note | Naturalized plants. |
October 2009 at roadside near sea |
October 2009 at roadside near sea |
October 2009 at roadside near sea |
October 2009 at roadside near sea |