Biology:Chrysanthemum japonense
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chrysanthemum |
| Species: | C. japonense
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysanthemum japonense (Makino) Nakai
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Chrysanthemum japonense is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[1][2] It is sometimes referred to by the common names ashizuri noji-giku Ashizuri (Japanese) meaning "Point wild roadside daisy" or gold / silver chrysanthemum in English).
It has 27 pairs of chromosomes. A perennial flowering plant, it has leaves between 3–5 cm in length and flower heads that are 3–4.5 cm with white petals. Typically, flowering occurs in October to December annually. It is the floral emblem of Hyōgo Prefecture.
Distribution
Currently it is classified as semi-endangered. It is endemic to Japan in Shikoku (coastal area of Kochi prefecture and Ehime prefecture).[1]
Industrial uses
It is used in the manufacture of nojigiku alcohol.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Chrysanthemum japonense (Makino) Nakai". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:193519-1.
- ↑ "Chrysanthemum japonense (Makino) Nakai". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/5YJHQ.
- Matsuo, A.; Uchio, Y.; Nakayama, M.; Matsubara, Y.; Hayashi, S. (1974). "Nojigiku alcohol, a new camphene alcohol from Chrysanthemum japonense". Tetrahedron Letters 15 (48): 4219. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)92126-4.
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