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]
Meterostachys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Meterostachys Nakai |
Species: | M. sikokiana
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Binomial name | |
Meterostachys sikokiana | |
Synonyms[1][2][3] | |
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References
edit- ^ Index Nominum Genericorum (ING), retrieved 29 July 2016
- ^ a b Tropicos, retrieved 29 Jul 2016
- ^ The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 29 July 2016
- ^ 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