Biology:Tanakaea

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Tanakaea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Tanakaea
Franch. & Sav.
Species:
T. radicans
Binomial name
Tanakaea radicans
Franch. & Sav.

Tanakaea radicans, the Japanese foam flower, is a member of the Saxifrage family native to Japan, and is the sole species in the genus Tanakaea. It is named after the Japanese botanist Tanaka Yoshio.[1] It was initially described by Ludovic Savatier and Adrien René Franchet.[2]

Tanakaea radicans propagates via rhizomes similar to the runners of a strawberry. Its preferred habitat in the wild is shady, damp rocky soil.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q218930 entry