Primula kisoana




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