Biology:Rhododendron boninense
| Rhododendron boninense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. boninense
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron boninense Nakai[1]
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Rhododendron boninense (ムニンツツジ Munin-tsutsuji) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae that is endemic to the Bonin Islands of Tōkyō Metropolis, Japan.[1][2]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Japanese botanist Takenoshin Nakai in 1920.[1] The specific epithet relates to the type locality in the Bonin (Munin) Islands.[1]
Description
Rhododendron boninense is an evergreen shrub that grows to a height of 2–3 metres (6 ft 7 in–9 ft 10 in).[3][4] Its white flowers bloom in and around April.[4][5]
Conservation status
Rhododendron boninense is classed as Critically Endangered on the Ministry of the Environment Red List and has been designated a National Endangered Species under the 1992 Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.[6][7][8] According to the Red Data Book Tokyo, it is threatened by competition with exotic plants and browsing by introduced goats.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nakai, T. (1920). (in ja)The Botanical Magazine 34 (408): 324. ISSN 0006-808X. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41602896.
- ↑ Katō, M.; Ebihara, A. (March 2011) (in ja). Tokai University Press. pp. 106, 247, 340. ISBN 978-4-486-01897-1.
- ↑ Toyoda, Takeshi 豊田武司 (2003) (in ja). Aboc. pp. 174, 176. ISBN 4-900358-56-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Toyoda, Takeshi 豊田武司 (2014) (in ja). Woods Press. pp. 75, 250–252. ISBN 978-4-907029-03-6.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). Tokyo Metropolitan Government. https://tokyo-rdb.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/index.php. - ↑ "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. - ↑ "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. - ↑ Ministry of the Environment, ed (2015) (in ja). Gyōsei Corporation. p. 99. ISBN 978-4-324-09902-5.
Wikidata ☰ Q11343145 entry
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