Primula kisoana var. shikokiana




Family Primulaceae
Scientific name Primula kisoana Miquel var. shikokiana Makino
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) shikoku kakko-sou (シコクカッコソウ, 四国郭公草 [meaning: Shikoku kakko weed (meaning of kakko is unknown)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Shikoku
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Leaves 5-12cm across. Scapes 10-20cm tall. Flowers pink or red corollas 2-3cm across, base of corolla is yellow, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants.
Reference Primula kisoana var. shikokiana Makino
Cytogenetical studies in Primula sieboldi E. MORREN : Chromosome numbers of 80 cultivars and related wild species
Towards a legal framework for systematic conservation: identification and development of allele-specific PCR markers for conspecific varieties of an endangered perennial herb Primula kisoana Miquel based on sequence variation of chloroplast DNA
Note Rare species. Endemic to Japan.



April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden



April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden



April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden



April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden