Family | Liliaceae |
Subfamily | Lilioideae |
Tribe | Lilieae |
Scientific name | Fritillaria muraiana Ohwi |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) awa-ko-baimo (アワコバイモ, 阿波小貝母 [Awa's tiny baimo (Awa = an old name of Tokushima Prefecture, baimo = Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name of Fritillaria thunbergii)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Shikoku |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane wet forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=24 |
Description | Plants electing. Scapes 10-20cm tall. Flowers pale yellow perianths 1.5cm long, flowering in March to April. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Fritillaria muraiana Ohwi |
Fritillaria Icons | |
The Endemic Fritillaria Species of Japan | |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
January 2010 at my home |
January 2010 at my home |
January 2010 at my home |
January 2010 at my home |