Chaenostoma cordatum
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Chaenostoma cordatum, also known as Sutera cordata, Bacopa cordata, Sutera diffusus, Pikmin flower, or Bacopa (not the genus Bacopa), is one of 52 species in the genus Chaenostoma (Scrophulariaceae), and is native to South Africa.{{Cite web |date=2016-06-27 |title=Gardening: Snowstorm bacopa is a low-maintenance plant |url=https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/lifestyle/20160627/gardening-snowstorm-bacopa-is-a-low-maintenance-plant |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Redlands Daily Facts |language=en-US}}
Taxonomy
Chaenostoma cordatum was first named in 1835 by Sir William Jackson Hooker.{{Cite book |last=Hooker |first=William Jackson |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34221098#page/376/mode/1up |title=Companion to the Botanical magazine :being a journal, containing such interesting botanical information as does not come within the prescribed limits of the magazine; with occasional figures |year=1835 |volume=1 |edition=1st |pages=377 |language=en-gb}} The synonym Sutera cordata originated from Otto Kuntze in 1891.{{Cite book |last=Kuntze |first=Otto |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3889#page/93/mode/1up |title=Revisio generum plantarum:vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum ... |year=1981 |volume=2 |edition=2nd |pages=467}}
Distribution and habitat
Chaenostoma cordatum lives predominately on the southern coast of South Africa,{{Cite web |title=African Plant Database: Sutera cordata (Thunb.) Kuntze |url=https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/93864 |website=African Plant Database}} where it had originated.
Cultivation
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Chaenostoma cordatum is a short-lived evergreen perennial for zones 9–11. It grows annually in colder climates, but requires full sun to flower profusely.{{Cite web |last=Loughrey |first=Janet |title=Bacopa Plant - How to Grow Sutera Cordata - Garden Design |url=https://www.gardendesign.com/annuals/bacopa.html |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=GardenDesign.com}} Cultivars include 'Bridal Showers', 'Snowflake', 'Giant Snowflake', and 'Pink Domino'.
The Pikmin Flower
A new cultivar of Bacopa, trademarked Bacopa 'Cabana®' in a collaboration between Nintendo of America and Syngenta Seed's Flower Brand, was the subject of a marketing campaign for the 2001 video game Pikmin. The name "Pikmin Flower" was coined in this campaign, due to the resemblance of the flowers that bloom from the heads of fully matured Pikmin species in the video games. While some claims reported Bacopa 'Cabana' as an entirely new species or subspecies created by Nintendo, the plant is actually a selectively bred cultivar of the existing species, emphasizing specific traits for ornamental purposes. Peter Main, then executive vice president of sales and marketing for Nintendo of America, said that the flower "demonstrates that at the core of Nintendo is creativity". In April 2002, seeds of the flower were released to the public.{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Shahed |date=2006-05-17 |title=Pikmin becomes a flower |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pikmin-becomes-a-flower/1100-2831784/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=IGN Staff |date=2001-12-12 |title=Meet the Pikmin Flower |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/12/meet-the-pikmin-flower |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=IGN |language=en}}
See also
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External links
- {{commonscat-inline|Chaenostoma cordatum}}
- [https://www.pikminwiki.com/Chaenostoma_cordatum Chaenostoma cordatum on Pikipedia]
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