MINGJINIANUM (S.H.Fu) H.Ohba, 1977

Synonyms :

Sedum mingjinianum  S.H.Fu (1965)

Hylotelephium tangchiense  R.X.Meng (1992)

Section Hylotelephium

Distribution : China (Anhui, Zheijiang, Jiangxi).

Description (by H.Ohba in IHSP, 2003) :

Rootstock not massive, with slender long roots.

Flowering stems 20 - 35 cm, erect with creeping base, moderately papillate.

Leaves altemate, sessile, elliptic to obovate or (narrowly) rhombic-elliptic, 4.6 - 8.5 x 0.8 - 2 (-3.7) cm, tip acute, base attenuate, margins entire.

Inflorescences terminal, 5 - 10 cm wide, dense, bracteate.

Flowers : Sepals narrowly ovate, 2 - 2.5 mm, petals red-purplish, elliptic, 5 - 6 mm, stamens slightly shorter than the petals, anthers red-purple.

Flowering time : August to September (?).