Asarum tamaense var. shimodanum




FamilyScientific nameHabitat
Aristolochiaceae
Asarum tamaense Makino var. shimodanum Maekawa
Synonyms Asarum tamaensis Makino var. shimodanum Maekawa; Heterotropa muramatsui (Makino) F. Maekawa var. shimodana F. Maekawa; Heterotropa muramatsui (Makino) F. Maekawa var.shimodana F. Maekawa
Common name (Japanese common name) shimoda-kanaoi (シモダカンアオイ, 下田寒葵 [Shimoda Hollyhock (Simoda = Simoda City)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Shizuoka prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Mountane forest
Chromosomal number n=12
Description Leaves 5-10cm wide. Flowers dark purple 25-35mm across, flowering in April. Perennial plants.
Reference Asarum tamaense Makino
Chemotaxonomic Implication among Three Heterotropa muramatsui Varieties (Aristolochiaceae) in Izu Peninsula Using Flavonoid Compounds
Note Native to Japan, rare species



April 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden