Asarum tamaense




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