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 |