Limonium tetragonum
One and two-year old plants. Note that the leaves of the flowering individual have senesced.
In Japan, with seashells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Limonium
Species:
L. tetragonum
Binomial name
Limonium tetragonum
(Thunb.) Bullock
Synonyms[1]
  • Limonium japonicum (Siebold & Zucc.) Kuntze
  • Statice japonica Siebold & Zucc.
  • Statice tetragona Thunb.
  • Taxanthema tetragonum (Thunb.) Sweet

Limonium tetragonum, the square-stalked sea lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae.[2][1] It is native to Primorsky Krai in Russia, South Korea, central and southern Japan, the northern Ryukyu Islands, and New Caledonia some 6,800 km (4,200 mi) away.[1] A biennial halophyte, it can be found growing at the high tide line in coastal wetlands and in salt marshes.[1][3][4] It is collected in the wild and eaten as a vegetable, and is considered to have medicinal properties.[4] There appears to be an ornamental cultivar, 'Confetti'.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Limonium tetragonum (Thunb.) Bullock". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Wilkes, John (1828). Encyclopædia Londinensis, or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature. Vol. 23. London: G. Jones. p. 541.
  3. ↑ Park, Seong-Il; Hwang, Young-Seok; Lee, Jung-Joo; Um, Jung-Sup (2021). "Evaluating Operational Potential of UAV Transect Mapping for Wetland Vegetation Survey". Journal of Coastal Research. 114. doi:10.2112/JCR-SI114-096.1. S2CID 238358389.
  4. 1 2 Jeong, Eunju; Yang, Minhye; Kim, Na-Hyun; Heo, Jeong-Doo; Rho, Jung-Rae (2018). "The standardized extract of Limonium tetragonum alleviates chronic alcoholic liver injury in C57BL/6J mice". Pharmacognosy Magazine. 14 (53): 58–63. doi:10.4103/pm.pm_44_17. PMC 5858243. PMID 29576702.
  5. ↑ "Limonium tetragonum 'Confetti'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023. Synonyms; Limonium sinense 'Confetti'


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