Aquilegia × maruyamana

Aquilegia × maruyamana
Aquilegia × maruyamana in flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aquilegia
Species:
A. × maruyamana
Binomial name
Aquilegia × maruyamana
Location of Mount Daisen, Honshu, to which Aquilegia × maruyamana is endemic

Aquilegia × maruyamana is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Japan. It is a natural hybrid of Aquilegia buergeriana and Aquilegia flabellata.[1]

Description

Aquilegia × maruyamana is a perennial herbaceous plant with downy follicles, long nectar spurs, yellow petals, and violet sepals.[2]

Taxonomy

Aquilegia × maruyamana is a naturally-occurring hybrid of A. buergeriana and A. flabellata. The type specimen was collected on 29 May 1952 by Iwao Maruyama (Japanese: 丸山巌) on Mount Daisen in Tottori Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, and described as a new nothospecies by the Japanese botanist Shirō Kitamura (Japanese: 北村四郎) in 1953.[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet maruyamana honours Iwao Maruyama, who collected the type specimen in 1952. Maruyama suggested the name ダイセンオダマキ ("Daisen columbine") for the plant, after the name of the mountain on which it was found.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Aquilegia × maruyamana is endemic to Mount Daisen in Tottori Prefecture on the Japanese island of Honshu.[2]

Conservation

As of May 2025, the species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Aquilegia × maruyamana Kitam". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Kitamura, Shirō (1953). "日本のオダマキ屬" [Japanese Aquilegia]. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica (in Japanese). 15 (1): 4. doi:10.18942/bunruichiri.KJ00002992586. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Aquilegia - genus". IUCN Red List. 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
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