Asarum tokarense




Family Aristolochiaceae
Scientific name Asarum tokarense Hatusima ex Hatusima & E. Yamahata
Synonyms Asarum yakusimensis Masamune var. glabra Hatusima; Heterotropa tokarense (Hatusima)M. Hotta; Heterotropa yakusimensis (Masamune) F. Maekawa ex Nemoto var. glabra (Hatusima) F. Maekawa
Common name (Japanese common name) tokara-kanaoi (トカラカンアオイ, 吐噶喇寒葵 [meaning: Tokara Islands winter hollyhock])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kagoshima Prefecture (Tokara Islands, Erabu Island)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Evergreen. Perennial plants.
Reference Asarum tokarense Hatus. & Yamahata
Note Endemic to Japan



February 2008
at Higashiyama Botanical Garden
February 2008
at Higashiyama Botanical Garden
February 2008
at Higashiyama Botanical Garden



February 2008
at Higashiyama Botanical Garden