Family | Aristolochiaceae |
Scientific name | Asarum tamaense Makino |
Synonyms | Asarum tamaensis Makino; Heterotropa muramatsui (Makino) F. Maekawa var. tamaensis (Makino) F. Maekawa; Heterotropa tamaensis F. Maekawa |
Common name | (Japanese common name) tama-no-kanaoi (タマカンアオイ, 多摩寒葵 [meaning: Tama winter hollyhock (Tama = western mountane area of Tokyo)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Tama area, Tokyo) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | 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 | Rare species, Native to Japan |
April 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
April 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
April 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |