Family | Liliaceae |
Subfamily | Lilioideae |
Tribe | Lilieae |
Scientific name | Fritillaria shikokiana Naruhashi |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) tosa-no-ko-baimo (トサコバイモ, 土佐小貝母 [Tosa's tiny baimo (Tosa = an old name of Koch Prefecture, baimo = Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name of Fritillaria thunbergii)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=24 |
Description | Plants electing. Scapes 10-20cm tall. Flowers pale yellow perianths 1.5cm long, flowering in March to May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Fritillaria shikokiana Naruh. |
Fritillaria Icons | |
The Endemic Fritillaria Species of Japan | |
Fritillaria tokushimensis (Liliaceae) is thought to be a natural hybrid | |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
March 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
March 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
March 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
March 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |