Family | Aristolochiaceae |
Scientific name | Asarum sieboldii Miquel forma misandrum (B.U. Oh & J.G. Kim) Y.N. Lee |
Synonyms | Asarum heterotropoides F.Schmidt var. mandshuricum Maximovicz forma misandrum (B.U. Oh & J.G. Kim) Y.N. Lee; Asarum misandrum B.U. Oh & J.G. Kim |
Common name | (Japanese common name) aso-saishin (アソサイシン, 阿蘇細辛 [meaning: Mt. Aso winter horyhock]), keirin-sashin (ケイリンサイシン, 鶏林細辛 [meaning: Keirin hollyhock (Keirin = an old name of Korea)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Mt. Aso) |
(Other nations) Korea | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=26 |
Description | Leaves 5-12cm long. Flowers purple or brown (or merely white), 12-15mm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Asarum heterotropoides fo. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Kitag. |
Asarum heterotropoides F. Schmidt | |
A Taxonomic Study of Asarum sect. Asiasarum (Aristolochiaceae) in Japan | |
Note | Asarum heterotropoides F. Schmidt forma mandshuricum (Maximowicz) Kitagawa (Syn. Asarum mandshuricum (Maximovicz) M. Kim & S. So; Asarum sieboldii Miquel var. mandshuricum Maximowicz; Asiasarum heterotropoides (F. Schmidt) F. Maekwa var. mandshuricum (Maximowicz) F. Maekawa) occurs in Korea. |
Some Korean authors may regard that Asarum sieboldii Miquel forma misandrum (B.U. Oh & J.G. Kim) Y.N. Lee is a synonym of Asarum glabrata (C.S. Yook & J.G. Kim) B.U. Oh (Syn. Asiasarum heterotropoides (F. Schmidt) F. Maekwa var. mandshuricum (Maximowicz) F. Maekawa forma glabrata C.S. Yook & J.K. Kim). |
April 2010 at a wild plants forum |
April 2010 at a wild plants forum |
April 2010 at a wild plants forum |
April 2010 at a wild plants forum |