Biology:Cirsium kawakamii

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Cirsium kawakamii
玉山薊.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium
Species:
C. kawakamii
Binomial name
Cirsium kawakamii
Hayata

Cirsium kawakamii is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. In Chinese, it is known as the Yushan thistle (Chinese: 玉山薊), named for Yushan.

Uses

Cirsium kawakamii is cultivated for medicinal properties, particularly in Puli and Ren'ai Townships of Nantou County. C. kawakamii was believed to be depicted on the reverse side of the NT$1000 bill, near the bottom left corner, but in 2019, botanists reclassified the depicted plant as a new species, C. tatakaense.[1]

Comparison between C. tatakaense (left), C. kawakamii, (center), and C. arisanense (right).

Biology

Cirsium kawakamii typically flowers between September and October, and bears fruit between October and November.[2]

Distribution

The known range of C. kawakamii is in alpine grasslands of north-central Taiwan, between 1,500 and 3,500 meters of elevation.[2]

References

  1. 中時電子報 (23 February 2019). "明朝劍斬清朝官!網謠傳央行擺烏龍不識「塔塔加薊」" (in zh-TW). China Times. https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20190223003483-260410. Retrieved 2019-02-23. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Tseng, Yen-Hsueh; Tzeng, Hsy-Yu; Chang, Chih-Yi (2019-02-14). "Cirsium tatakaense (Compositae), a new species from Taiwan" (in en). PhytoKeys (117): 119–132. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.117.29380. ISSN 1314-2003. PMID 30804699. PMC 6384280. https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/29380/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15230652 entry