| Hanabusaya | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Campanuloideae |
| Genus: | Hanabusaya Nakai |
| Species: | H. asiatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Hanabusaya asiatica (Nakai) Nakai | |
| Synonyms | |
Symphyandra asiatica | |
Hanabusaya is amonotypic genus of flowering plants in the familyCampanulaceae, containing the single speciesHanabusaya asiatica. It isendemic toKorea. It is known inEnglish asdiamond bluebell and inKorean asGeumgang Chorong (Korean:금강초롱꽃), having been named for the site at which it was first discovered,Geumgangsan Mountain.[1]
This species is a perennial herb bearing pendulous, bell-shaped flowers with five-lobed violet corollas.[1] The flowers arepollinated bybees.[2] The plant lacks basal leaves, a characteristic that distinguishes it from its close relatives.[3]
The plant is limited to the mountains of the east-centralKorean Peninsula.[2] It is known fromMount Bokgyesan, for example.[4] It is often found on north-facing mountain slopes, mainly between 580 and 1,396 meters inaltitude, according to sampling studies. It is associated with the plant speciesCarex siderosticta,Ainsliaea acerifolia,Calamagrostis arundinacea,Athyrium yokoscense, andAstilbe rubra. The slopes are dominated byQuercus mongolica, the Mongolian oak, andAcer pseudosieboldianum, the Korean maple. The substrates areloam and sand.[5]
GenusHanabusaya had a second species,H. latisepala, but it is now considered to be avariety ofH. asiatica.[3]