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| June 2007 at my home |
June 2007 at my home |
June 2007 at my home |
| Family | Geseneriaceae |
| Scientific name | Opithandra primuloides (Miquel) B. L. Burtt |
| Synonyms | Boea primuloides Miquel; Chirita primuloides (Miquel) Ohwi; Didymocarpus primuloides (Miquel) Maximovicz; Oreocharis primuloides (Miquel) Bentham et Hooker f. ex C. B. Clarke |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) iwa-giri-sou [rock kiri weed [kiri = Paulownia tomentosa (Thunberg) Steudel]] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kinki region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=34 |
| Description | Leaves 4-10cm length. Flowers white, pink or purple corollas ca. 2cm, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Opithandra primuloides |
| Note | Native to Japan, Rare species. |
| Photos at my home below are those of a plant which has Satsuma form flowers. Satsuma is an old name of Kagoshima Prefecture. This type of wild Opithandra primuloides can be found in mountain area of Kagoshima Prefecture. Recently Opithandra primuloides is being able to be multiplicated using cell culture technology. I bought this plant at a wild plants nursery and have cultivated . |
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| June 2007 at my home |
June 2007 at my home |
June 2007 at my home |
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| May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
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| May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
