Asarum hatsushimae




Family Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Asaroideae
Scientific name Asarum hatsushimae F. Maekawa ex Hatusima & Yamahata
Synonyms Heterotropa hatsushimae F. Maekawa
Common name (Japanese common name) hatsushima-kanaoi (ハツシマカンアオイ, 初島寒葵 [meaning: Hatsushima's winter hollyhock])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Tokunoshima Island
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane evergreen forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Leaves 7-12cm long. Flowers dark purple or green ca. 2cm long, flowering in February to April. Perennial plants.
Reference Asarum hatsushimae F. Maek. ex Hatus. & Yamahata
Note Rare species, Native to Japan



April 2009
at a Nursery
April 2009
at a Nursery
April 2009
at a Nursery