Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

user: Guest user (limited access)

Details of genus: Jancaea [2443]

genus_ja:

genus_en:

# spp.:

pub_year:

accepted:

Family: Gesneriaceae

family_ja: イワタバコ

Infra familial classification:

distribution_en:

description_en: Genus of one species of evergreen, rosette-forming perennial, grown for its white-hairy, silver-green foliage and bell-shaped, pale lavender-blue flowers. Native to Greece, it grows on the shady cliffs of Mount Olympus. Grow in an alpine house, rock garden, or tufa.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn; pot on when seedlings have formed small rosettes. Take leaf cuttings in spring.

pests_en: Susceptible to aphids and red spider mites under glass.

description_ja:

comment:

comment_ja:

type_species:

Phylogenetic definition:

Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41

family:

SystemAccepted?Scientific nameJapanese nameInfra-familial classification# species
APG4 Gesneriaceae イワタバコ科 Show
PB2 Gesneriaceae イワタバコ科 Show
PB3 Gesneriaceae イワタバコ科 Show

Important: The users of Android device with the OS version prior to v.7.1.1 will no longer be able to use this site on Jan. 11, 2021. Please upgrade the OS or use other devices to access this site.