Meterostachys

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Meterostachys
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Meterostachys
Nakai
Species:
M. sikokiana
Binomial name
Meterostachys sikokiana
Synonyms [1] [2] [3]
  • Cotyledon sikokianaMakino
  • MerostachysNakai
  • Sedum leveilleanumRaym.-Hamet
  • Sedum oriento-asiaticumMakino ex A. Bgr.
  • Sedum sikokianumRaym.-Hamet

Meterostachys is a genus of plants in the family Crassulaceae, that contains a single accepted species, Meterostachys sikokiana, native to Japan and Korea. [2] It is little known and is difficult to cultivate. [4]

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References

  1. Index Nominum Genericorum (ING) , retrieved 29 July 2016
  2. 1 2 Tropicos , retrieved 29 Jul 2016
  3. The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 29 July 2016
  4. Byles, R.S. (1958), "Meterostachys Nakai (Crassulaceae): A little known succulent from Japan and Korea", The National Cactus and Succulent Journal, 13 (1): 9–8, JSTOR   42788313