Biology:Limonium sinense

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Short description: Species of plant

Limonium sinense
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Limonium
Species:
L. sinense
Binomial name
Limonium sinense
(Girard) Kuntze
Synonyms[1]
  • Limonium sinense var. spinulosum Y.Huang
  • Statice fortunei Lindl.
  • Statice sinensis Girard
  • Statice taxanthema Schult.

Limonium sinense is a species of flowering plant in the sea lavender genus Limonium, family Plumbaginaceae, native to coastal China, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and Vietnam.[1] It is a perennial reaching 60 cm (24 in), found on sandy, salty shales next to the ocean.[2] There are a large number of cultivars, with a wide variety of flower colors, created for the cut flower industry.[3] Wild individuals have flowers with white sepals and yellow petals.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15251113 entry