Family | Nymphaeaeceae |
Scientific name | Nuphar subintegerrima (Caspary) Makino |
Synonyms | Nuphar coreanum Nakai ex Chung & al.; Nuphar japonicum de Candolle var. subintegerrimum Caspary; Nymphozanthus subintegerrimus (Caspary) Fernald |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hime koh-hone (ヒメコウホネ, 姫河骨 [meaning: dwarf koh-hone (koh-hone = Nuphar japonicum de Candolle)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea | |
Habitat | Pond, lake, swamp |
Chromosomal number | 2n=34 |
Description | Leaves floating, 5-20cm long. Flowers yellow ca. 2-3cm, flowering in May to October. Water plants. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Morphological Variation and Classification of Nuphar with Special Reference to Populations in Central to Western Japan |
Note | Rare species. |
Nuphar subintegerrima (Caspary) Makino is not a synonym of Nuphar japonica de Candolle. |
July 2008 at Ohsaka City Prefecture Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Ohsaka City Prefecture Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at the Imperial Palace |
July 2008 at the Imperial Palace |
July 2008 at the Imperial Palace |