Phyllospadix japonicus

Phyllospadix japonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Zosteraceae
Genus: Phyllospadix
Species: P. japonicus
Binomial name
Phyllospadix japonicus
Makino

Phyllospadix japonicus, known as Asian surfgrass,[1] is a plant species found along the seacoasts of Japan, Korea, China (Hebei, Liaoning, Shandong). It occurs in the intertidal zone along the shore.[2]

Phyllospadix japonicus is a perennial herb spreading by means of rhizomes. Leaves are long, up to 100 cm long but rarely more than 2.5 mm across.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 571. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Retrieved 4 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
  2. ↑ Makino, Tomitarô. 1897. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 11: 137.
  3. ↑ "Phyllospadix iwatensis in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  4. ↑ Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C..
  5. ↑ Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
  6. ↑ Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
  7. ↑ Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  8. ↑ Kuo, J. & de Hertog, C. (2001). Seagrass taxonomy and identification key. Global Seagrass Research Methods: 31-78. Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.
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