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Taxon

Primula japonica A.Gray

Protologue Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts ser. 2, 6(2): 400. 1858 [1857-58 publ. 1858]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Primula japonica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 109.jpg

Primula japonica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 109.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 108.jpg

Primula japonica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 108.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 107.jpg

Primula japonica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 107.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 104.jpg

Primula japonica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 104.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 105.jpg

Primula japonica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 105.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 106.jpg

Primula japonica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 106.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (76).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (76).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (79).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (79).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (77).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (77).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (84).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (84).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (82).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (82).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (88).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (88).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (86).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (86).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (85).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (85).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (83).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (83).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (89).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (89).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (87).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (87).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (80).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (80).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (78).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (78).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (81).JPG

Primula japonica--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (81).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Japan, Kuril Is.; introduced into Great Britain, Ireland, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

May 30, 2003

Location

France, Île-de-France (Paris, 5th arrondissement)

48.84458, 2.36086

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

May 30, 2003

Location

France

Location Remarks

France. Paris Jardin des Plantes

Collectors

No collectors specified

Not collected

May 26, 2016

Location

Japan, Honshu, Niigata (Shinano, Kamiminochi, Nojiri)

36.848667, 138.137194

Location Remarks

Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Suginosawa. Road 280 (on Google Maps) east to parking for trail to Naena-taki (waterfall). 785 m elev.

Collectors

David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Open places in the woods with Cardiocrinum.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Primulaceae

Genus

Primula

Specific Epithet

japonica

Authorship

A.Gray

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#249,873 of 335,497

Top 75%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →