Juncus maximowiczii

Juncus maximowiczii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. maximowiczii
Binomial name
Juncus maximowiczii
Buchenau
Synonyms[1]
  • Juncus cupreus H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • Juncus maximowiczii f. rostratus Satake
  • Juncus takasagomontanus Satake
  • Juncus triflorus Ohwi, 1937

Juncus maximowiczii is a species of plant in the genus Juncus, native to China, Korea and Japan. It grows in wet areas of mountains.[2]

Characteristics

  • Juncus maximowiczii is 5–10 cm tall, perennial.
  • The stems are tufted, slender, terete or angled.
  • The leaves are filiform, more or less compressed, and the radical leaves are slightly shorter to longer than the stems.
  • The flowers are 5–6 mm long, in terminal, solitary heads, and often come 2-3 together, sessile, with ovary. The perianth is linear and obtuse. The 6 stamens are 5–6 mm long, and the filaments are longer than anthers.
  • The fruits are capsules of yellowish or light brown color are obovoid, ellipsoid, and longer than perianth. There are 0.5 mm long white tail at both ends of the seeds.

References

  1. ^ "Juncus maximowiczii Buchenau". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Juncus maximowiczii". Flora of China. Retrieved 4 January 2023 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  1. Plants of Taiwan. Juncus triflorus Ohwi Archived 2017-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Juncus triflorus Ohwi, 1937 玉山燈心草
  3. Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Web electronic publication. version 2009. Juncus triflorus


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