Biology:Stomatium ermininum

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Stomatium

Stomatium ermininum
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Stomatium
Species:
S. ermininum
Binomial name
Stomatium ermininum
(Haw.) Schwantes[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Mesembryanthemum ermininum Haw.

Stomatium ermininum, called the ermine chop, is a species of flowering plant in the ice plant genus Stomatium, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] Its yellow flowers open in the evening and are banana-scented.[3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

References

  1. Z. Sukkulentenk. 2: 176 (1926)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Stomatium ermininum (Haw.) Schwantes". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:364671-1. 
  3. Gardeners Chronicle (Purnell and Sons) 164: 15. 1968. 
  4. "Stomatium ermininum ermine chop". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/161395/i-Stomatium-ermininum-i/Details. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17243175 entry