Biology:Deutzia yaeyamensis

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Deutzia yaeyamensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Deutzia
Species:
D. yaeyamensis
Binomial name
Deutzia yaeyamensis
Ohwi[2]

Deutzia yaeyamensis (ヤエヤマヒメウツギ, Yaeyama hime-utsugi) is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae that is endemic to Iriomote in the Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Japanese botanist Jisaburō Ōi in 1938.[2][3]

Description

Deutzia yaeyamensis is a deciduous shrub that grows to a height of approximately 1 metre (3 ft 3 in),[5][6] or to as high as 2 metres (6 ft 7 in).[7] The oval to ovate leaves are finely serrated, while the ovoid winter buds open into clusters of some five to ten flowers, with white petals and dark yellow anthers.[5][6][7]

Distribution

Deutzia yaeyamensis is endemic to Iriomote in the Ryūkyū Islands, where it may be found growing in sunny spots on the cliffs that flank the island's rivers.[6][7]

Conservation status

Deutzia yaeyamensis is classed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and Ministry of the Environment Red List.[1][8] The species has been designated a National Endangered Species under the 1992 Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and its collection and/or relocation are prohibited.[7][9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ministry of the Environment, Japan (2016). "Deutzia yaeyamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T73230624A73230632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T73230624A73230632.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/73230624/73230632. Retrieved 28 April 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ohwi, J. (1938). "Symbolae ad Floram Asiae Orientalis 17" (in la). Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 7 (3): 129–138 [p. 135]. doi:10.18942/bunruichiri.KJ00002594488. ISSN 0001-6799. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Ohba, H.; Akiyama, S. (1992). "A Taxonomic Revision of Deutzia (Saxifragaceae, s.l.) in the Ryukyu Islands, S Japan". Journal of Japanese Botany 67 (3): 154–165. ISSN 0022-2062. http://www.jjbotany.com/pdf/JJB_067_154_165.pdf. 
  4. Katō, M.; Ebihara, A. (March 2011) (in ja). Tokai University Press. pp. 75, 238, 312. ISBN 978-4-486-01897-1. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). Tsukuba Botanical Garden. https://tbg.kahaku.go.jp/recommend/illustrated/result.php?p=1&mode=easy&list=jname&ruby=ya&name=ヤエヤマウツギ. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ministry of the Environment, ed (2015) (in ja). Gyōsei Corporation. p. 236. ISBN 978-4-324-09902-5. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). Okinawa Prefecture. 2018. pp. 174–5. https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/site/kankyo/shizen/hogo/documents/ikansokusyokubutsu.pdf. 
  8. "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). Ministry of the Environment. 27 March 2020. https://ikilog.biodic.go.jp/rdbdata/files/redlist2020/redlist2020_ikansoku.csv. 
  9. "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). Ministry of the Environment. 24 January 2022. https://www.env.go.jp/nature/kisho/domestic/list.html. 

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