Family | Primulaceae |
Scientific name | Primula kisoana Miquel |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kakko-sou (カッコソウ, 郭公草 [meaning: kakko weed (meaning of kakko is unknown)]), kiso-zakura (キソザクラ, 木曽桜 [meaning: Kiso region cherry flower]), kiso-kozakura (キソコザクラ, 木曽小桜 [meaning: Kiso region tiny cherry flower]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region) |
(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 red, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Primula kisoana Miq. |
Primula kisoana Miq. | |
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. |
'Iyo-beni' | 'Iyo-beni' | 'Iyo-beni' |
April 2009 at a Nursery |
April 2009 at a Nursery |
April 2009 at a Nursery |