Chrysanthemum kinokuniense explained

is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is endemic to the Kii Peninsula of Honshū, Japan.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

First described in 1935 by Japanese botanists Naomasa Shimotomai and, as Chrysanthemum shiwogiku var. kinokuniense,^[3] it was elevated to independent species status within the section Ajania in 2004 by Hiroyoshi Ohashi and .^[1] The specific epithet relates to the type locality in former Kii Province.^[3]

Distribution

Chrysanthemum kinokuniense occurs in coastal areas of the Kii Peninsula, in what is now Wakayama Prefecture and Mie Prefecture.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. New Combinations in Chrysanthemum (Compositae-Anthemideae) of Asia with a List of Japanese Species . . . . 0022-2062 . 2004 . 76 . 3 . 186–195.
2. Book: ja:日本の固有植物 . Endemic Plants of Japan . ja . Katō, M. .

   ja:加藤雅啓

   . Ebihara, A. .

   ja:海老原淳

   . March 2011 . . 978-4-486-01897-1 . 142, 257, 372.
3. Compositae Novae Japonicae IX . la . . . 0001-6799 . May 1935 . 4 . 2 . 71–80 . 10.18942/bunruichiri.KJ00002594230.