Family | Aristolochiaceae |
Scientific name | Asarum subglobosum F. Maekawa ex Hatusima & Yamahata |
Synonyms | Heterotropa subglobosa (F. Maekawa) F. Maekawa |
Common name | (Japanese common name) tama-no-kanaoi (マルミカンアオイ, 丸実寒葵 [meaning: ropund fruits winter hollyhock (Tama = western mountane area of Tokyo)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Kumamoto Prefecture, Miyazaki Prefecture) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves ca. 5-10cm wide. Flowers dark purple or green 2-2.5cm across, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Asarum subglobosum F. Maek. ex Hatus. & Yamahata |
An approach to chemotaxonomy of the Asarum subgenus | |
Note | Rare species, Native to Japan |
May 2010 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2010 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
'Hyuga Jishi' |
April 2009 at a Nursery |