View source for Phedimus ← Phedimus You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Phedimus |accepted_authority=Rafinesque |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. |place=1: 438. 1817, }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Crassulaceae;Phedimus |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Crassulaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Phedimus]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek phaidimos, shining, perhaps alluding to leaves of some species |volume=Volume 8 |mention_page=page 147, 148, 149, 150 |treatment_page=page 223 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism reproduction;whole_organism some measurement;whole_organism pubescence;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs,</b> perennial, not viviparous, 0.5–5 dm, (often woody at base), glabrous [pubescent].</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem orientation;stem orientation;stem architecture;stem architecture;stem texture"><b>Stems </b>erect or creeping, simple or branched, fleshy.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf duration;cauline leaf arrangement;cauline leaf arrangement;cauline leaf architecture;cauline leaf fusion"><b>Leaves </b>persistent, cauline, alternate or opposite, (± alike), sessile [petiolate], (narrowed to base), not connate basally;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="blade shape;blade shape;blade shape;blade shape;blade shape;blade shape;blade position;blade some measurement;blade texture;base architecture or shape;margin shape">blade orbiculate, obovate, spatulate-elliptic, or elliptic-lanceolate, laminar, 1–8 cm, fleshy, base not spurred, margins crenate (sometimes glandular);</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="vein prominence">veins not conspicuous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties=""><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal cymes.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="pedicel presence"><b>Pedicels </b>absent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="flower orientation;flower architecture"><b>Flowers </b>erect, 5-merous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="sepal fusion;sepal variability;sepal size">sepals connate basally, all alike or unequal;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="petal orientation;petal orientation;petal orientation;petal orientation;petal fusion;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration">petals spreading, erect basally and spreading distally or recurved at tip, nearly distinct, yellow, white, or pink;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="calyx dehiscence;corolla dehiscence">calyx and corolla not circumscissile at base in fruit;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="nectary fusion">nectaries adnate to pistils as basal scales;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="stamen quantity">stamens 10;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="stamen filament fusion">filaments of antipetalous stamens adnate to corolla;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="pistil orientation;pistil fusion">pistils erect, nearly distinct;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="ovary base architecture or shape">ovary base truncate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="style height or length or size">styles shorter than ovary.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="fruit orientation"><b>Fruits </b>stellately spreading.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s18" data-properties="seed shape;seed architecture"><b>Seeds </b>ellipsoid, finely lined.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Europe;Asia |introduced=true |discussion=<p>Aizopsis Grulich; Asterosedum Grulich; Spathulata (Borissova) Á. Löve & D. Löve</p><!-- --><p>Species 20 (3 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>S. Mayuzumi and H. Ohba (2004) concluded that Phedimus forms a lineage distinct from Sedum in a strongly supported clade based on chloroplast and nuclear DNA sequences. Phedimus is characterized by having flattened leaves with serrate or crenate margins; Sedum has semiterete or very thickened leaves with entire margins (Ohba et al. 2000).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Leaves opposite; petals white to pink. |[[Phedimus spurius|Phedimus spurius]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Leaves alternate; petals yellow |[[#key-0-2| > 2]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Leaf blades elliptic-lanceolate, 4-8 cm. |[[Phedimus aizoon|Phedimus aizoon]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Leaf blades spatulate-elliptic to obovate, 1.5-3 cm. |[[Phedimus hybridus|Phedimus hybridus]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Phedimus |author=Nancy R. Morin |authority=Rafinesque |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Crassulaceae |distribution=Europe;Asia |introduced=true |reference=None |publication title=Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. |publication year= |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V8/V8_465.xml |genus=Phedimus |base architecture or shape=not spurred |blade position=laminar |blade shape=elliptic-lanceolate;spatulate-elliptic;elliptic-lanceolate;spatulate-elliptic;obovate;orbiculate |blade some measurement=1cm;8cm |blade texture=fleshy |calyx dehiscence=not circumscissile |cauline leaf architecture=sessile |cauline leaf arrangement=opposite;alternate |cauline leaf fusion=connate |corolla dehiscence=not circumscissile |flower architecture=5-merous |flower orientation=erect |fruit orientation=spreading |leaf duration=persistent |margin shape=crenate |nectary fusion=adnate |ovary base architecture or shape=truncate |pedicel presence=absent |petal coloration=pink;white;pink;white;yellow |petal fusion=distinct |petal orientation=recurved;spreading;erect;spreading |pistil fusion=distinct |pistil orientation=erect |seed architecture=lined |seed shape=ellipsoid |sepal fusion=connate |sepal size=unequal |sepal variability=alike |stamen filament fusion=adnate |stamen quantity=10 |stem architecture=branched;simple |stem orientation=creeping;erect |stem texture=fleshy |style height or length or size=shorter |vein prominence=not conspicuous |whole_organism duration=perennial |whole_organism growth form=herb |whole_organism pubescence=glabrous |whole_organism reproduction=not viviparous |whole_organism some measurement=0.5dm;5dm }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Crassulaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Crassulaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Phedimus.