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| October 2009 at roadside near sea |
October 2009 at roadside near sea |
October 2009 at roadside near sea |
| 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. |
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| October 2009 at roadside near sea |
October 2009 at roadside near sea |
October 2009 at roadside near sea |
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| October 2009 at roadside near sea |
