Sedum formosanum




Family Crassulaceae
Subfamily Sedoideae
Tribe Sedeae
Subtribe Sedinae
Scientific name Sedum formosanum N. E. Brown
Synonyms Sedum mariae Raymond-Hamet
Common name (Japanese common name) hama-man-nen-gusa (ハママンネングサ, 浜万年草 [meaning: coastal thousand years weed]), shima-man-nen-gusa (シママンネングサ, 島万年草 [meaning: islands thousand years weed]), taksago-man-nen-gusa (タカサゴマンネングサ, 高砂万年草 [meaning: Taiwan thousand years weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines
Habitat Coastal Rocks
Chromosomal number n=32
Description Plants 10-25cm tall. Leaves 1.5-3.5cm long, 6-16mm wide. Flowers 5 yellow petals each 5-6mm long, flowering in April to June. Perennial plants.
Reference Sedum formosanum N. E. Brown
Sedum formosanum N.E. Br.
Homeopathic antidiabetic treatment (US Patent 5911993/1999)



May 2009
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May 2009
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May 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



May 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden