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| September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
| Family | Caryophyllaceae |
| Subfamily | Caryophylloideae |
| Trube | Caryophylleae |
| Scientific name | Dianthus japonicus Thunberg ex Murray |
| Synonyms | Dianthus japonicus Thunberg ex Murray forma albiflorus Ohara ex Nakanishi; Dianthus nipponicus Makino |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hama nadesiko (ハマナデシコ, 浜撫子 [meaning: coastal stroking children]), fuji nadedshiko (フジナデシコ, 藤撫子 [meaning: Lavender stroking children]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Beach |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=30 |
| Description | Plants 15-50cm tall. Leaves 5-9cm long, petioles 6-8mm long. Flowers calyxs 19-21mm long, petals purple (or merely white), flowering in June to November. Seeds black 1.5-2mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Dianthus japonicus Thunb. |
| Nucleic acid compositions conferring disease resistance (US Patent 7309815/2007) | |
| Rubisco Activase with increased thermostability and methods of use thereof (US Patent 7314975/2008) |
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| September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
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