Lycopodium japonicum

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Lycopodium centrochinense
• Lycopodium interjectum
• Lycopodium japonicum f. yunnanense
• Lycopodium kinabaluense
• Lycopodium pseudoclavatum
• Lycopodium pseudoclavatum var. yunnanense
• Lycopodium simulans
• Lycopodium taliense
• Lycopodium clavatum var. nipponicum
• Lycopodium japonicum var. wallichianum
• Lycopodium clavatum var. wallichianum
• Stachygynandrum japonicum

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta and class Equisetopsida. Within the subclass Lycopodiidae, it is organized into the order Lycopodiales and the family Lycopodiaceae. Finally, its specific taxonomic designation is placed within the genus Lycopodium.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad geographical distribution across several distinct regions of East Asia. Within China, its presence is noted in the South-Central and Southeast territories. It can also be found in the diverse landscapes of Tibet and the far western reaches of Xinjiang. Beyond mainland China, the species is widely distributed throughout Japan. Collectively, these locations highlight the wide ecological range inhabited by Lycopodium japonicum.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Morphology

The morphology of Lycopodium japonicum is characterized by a creeping, rhizomatous growth habit where the plant is strictly non-woody. The plant develops via slender, horizontal, branched rhizomes that spread along the soil surface or through the upper layers of substrate. From these rhizomes, upright, dichotomously branched aerial stems emerge, which are relatively thin and flexible, lacking any significant lignification. The leaves are small, needle-like, and lanceolate, arranged spirally around the stems in a dense, overlapping manner. The reproductive structures consist of strobili (cones) located at the terminal ends of the branches, which are composed of densely packed sporophylls. The overall architecture is herbaceous and delicate, consistent with its non-woody classification.

Woodiness :

non-woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Lycopodium japonicum has 1 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Lycojapodine A.

Lycojapodine A

1. Organic letters

Conditions

Lycopodium japonicum has 1 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include tyrosinase.

Tyrosinase

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)