Primula sieboldii

Primula sieboldii, the Japanese primrose, is a species of primrose that is endemic to East Asia. The species goes by common names such as Siebold's primrose, cherry blossom primrose, Japanese woodland primrose[2] Snowflake, Geisha girl, Madam butterfly[3] and the Japanese primrose which also applies to the related species Primula japonica.

Primula sieboldii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Species:
P. sieboldii
Binomial name
Primula sieboldii
Synonyms[1]
  • Primula patens Turcz.

It is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4]

Origin

The species was first described by Charles Jacques Édouard Morren and was named after Philipp Franz von Siebold, a German physician.[1]

Description

The plant is perennial with fibrous roots. Its leaves are arranged into a rosette while its petiole is hairy and is 3.5–12 centimetres (1.4–4.7 in) long. It has an ovate blade that is also hairy, cordate at the base, and both crenate and rounded at the apex. The species has 10–25 centimetres (3.9–9.8 in) tall scapes with an inflorescence which has an umbel of 5-15 flowers. The sepals form a bell-shaped calyx 0.7 centimetres (0.28 in) long, with spreading, lanceolate lobes.[1] Depending on region and habitat, it flowers from April to June. Primula sieboldii is a heterostylous clonal herb and is pollinated by a variety of insects. Pollinators include butterflies, syrphids, and bumblebees such as Bombus diversus.[5]

Distribution

Primula sieboldii is an ornamental plant which grows in wet areas and forests in China, Japan, Korea, and Russia.[1]

Status in Japan

The species was once common in moist habitats among the volcanic soils of Japan but has declined in recent years and was put on the Japanese national red list in 2000.[5] In 2007 it was reclassified as near threatened thanks to success in conservation effects. However 19 prefectures in Japan consider Primula sieboldii as a threatened species; it has been extirpated in four prefectures as of 2017.[6] Most populations of the species in Japan are now isolated as a consequence of habitat fragmentation, with different populations facing different conditions, genetic diversity, and risk of localized extinction.

References
  1. Christophe Wiart (2012). Medicinal Plants of China, Korea, and Japan: Bioresources for Tomorrow's Drugs and Cosmetics. CRC Press. p. 306. ISBN 978-1-4398-9911-3.
  2. Jodie Mitchell; Lynne Lawson (2016). The Plant Lover's Guide to Primulas. p. 134. ISBN 9781604696455.
  3. John Richards (2002) [1993]. Primula. Pavilion Books Company Ltd. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-8499-4241-6.
  4. "Primula sieboldii". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. WASHITANI, IZUMI; ISHIHAMA, FUMIKO; MATSUMURA, CHIZURU; NAGAI, MIHOKO; NISHIHIRO, JUN; AJIMA NISHIHIRO, MIHO (April 2005). "Conservation ecology of Primula sieboldii: Synthesis of information toward the prediction of the genetic/demographic fate of a population". Plant Species Biology. 20 (1): 3–15. doi:10.1111/j.1442-1984.2005.00127.x. ISSN 0913-557X. S2CID 84666555.
  6. Yoshida, Yasuko; Nikkeshi, Aoi; Chishiki, Akane (2020-11-03). "Identification of effective pollinators of Primula sieboldii E. Morren in a wild habitat in Hiroshima, Japan". Plant Species Biology. 36 (2): 157–169. doi:10.1111/1442-1984.12302. ISSN 0913-557X. S2CID 228834050.


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