Chrysosplenium tosaense
Species of flowering plant
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Chrysosplenium tosaense (タチネコノメソウ, Tachinekonomesō) is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae that is endemic to Japan.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Chrysosplenium |
| Species: | C. tosaense |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysosplenium tosaense | |
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Chrysosplenium flagelliferum var. tosaense[1] | |
Taxonomy
The species was first described, as Chrysosplenium flagelliferum var. tosaense, by Japanese botanist Makino Tomitarō in 1901 (his 1892 mention of Chrysosplenium tosaense is a nomen nudum).[1][2][4] In 1935, Sutō Chiharu elevated the variety to species rank.[2] The specific epithet relates to the type locality, Nanokawa in Kōchi Prefecture (formerly Tosa Province).[1]
Description
Chrysosplenium tosaense grows to a height of 5–17 centimetres (2.0–6.7 in) and flowers from April to May.[1]
Distribution
Chrysosplenium tosaense is endemic to Japan, where it occurs from the Kantō region to the Chūgoku region of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū.[2][3]
