Orostachys japonica




Family Crassulaceae
Subfamily Sedoideae
Tribe Sedeae
Subtribe Telephiinae
Scientific name Orostachys japonica (Maximovicz) A. Berger
Synonyms Cotyledon japonica Maximovicz; Orostachys erubescens auct., non (Maximovicz) Ohwi; Orostachys erubescens (Maximovicz) Ohwi var. japonica (Maximovicz) Ohwi; Orostachys erubescens (Maximovicz) Ohwi var. japonicus (Maximovicz) Ohwi; Orostachys japonicus (Maximovicz) A. Berger; Sedum erubescens auct., non (Maximovicz) Ohwi; Sedum erubescens (Maximovicz) Ohwi var. japonicum (Maximovicz) Ohwi; Sedum japonicola Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) tume-renge (ツメレンゲ, 爪蓮華 [meaning: nail lotus]), hiroha-tume-renge (ヒロハツメレンゲ, 広葉爪蓮華 [meaning: broad leaved nail lotus])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (south of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, China, Korea
Habitat Rocks or house roof
Chromosomal number 2n=24, 48
Description Leaves rosette ca. 2.5-6cm long, 5-15mm wide. Scapes 8-30cm tall. Flowers white petals ca. 5-6mm long, flowering in October to November. Perennial plants.
Reference Orostachys japonica (Maxim.) A. Berger
Orostachys japonica A. Berger
Orostachys japonica A. Berger
Phylogenetic relationships among members of the subfamily Sedoideae (Crassulaceae) inferred from the ITS region sequences of nuclear rDNA
Composition for preventing and treating type I allergy (US Patent 7211567/2007)



October 2009
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October 2009
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October 2009
at my home



October 2009
at my home