Limonium tetragonum
Appearance
Limonium tetragonum | |
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One and two-year old plants. Note that the leaves of the flowering individual have senesced. | |
In Japan, with seashells | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
Genus: | Limonium |
Species: | L. tetragonum
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Binomial name | |
Limonium tetragonum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Limonium tetragonum, the square-stalked sea lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae.[2][1] It is native to Primorsky Krai in Russia, South Korea, central and southern Japan, the northern Ryukyu Islands, and New Caledonia some 6,800 km (4,200 mi) away.[1] A biennial halophyte, it can be found growing at the high tide line in coastal wetlands and in salt marshes.[1][3][4] It is collected in the wild and eaten as a vegetable, and is considered to have medicinal properties.[4] There appears to be an ornamental cultivar, 'Confetti'.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Limonium tetragonum (Thunb.) Bullock". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Wilkes, John (1828). Encyclopædia Londinensis, or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature. Vol. 23. London: G. Jones. p. 541.
- ^ Park, Seong-Il; Hwang, Young-Seok; Lee, Jung-Joo; Um, Jung-Sup (2021). "Evaluating Operational Potential of UAV Transect Mapping for Wetland Vegetation Survey". Journal of Coastal Research. 114. doi:10.2112/JCR-SI114-096.1. S2CID 238358389.
- ^ a b Jeong, Eunju; Yang, Minhye; Kim, Na-Hyun; Heo, Jeong-Doo; Rho, Jung-Rae (2018). "The standardized extract of Limonium tetragonum alleviates chronic alcoholic liver injury in C57BL/6J mice". Pharmacognosy Magazine. 14 (53): 58–63. doi:10.4103/pm.pm_44_17. PMC 5858243. PMID 29576702.
- ^ "Limonium tetragonum 'Confetti'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
Synonyms; Limonium sinense 'Confetti'