Asarum yakusimense




Family Aristolochiaceae
Scientific name Asarum yakusimense Masamune
Synonyms Asarum hirsutisepalum Hatsusima; Asarum yakusimensis Masamune; Heterotropa hirsutisepala Hatusima; Heterotropa yakusimensis (Masamune) F. Maekawa ex Nemoto
Common name (Japanese common name) oni-kanaoi (オニカンアオイ, 鬼寒葵 [tiger winter hollyhock]), yakushima aoi (ヤクシマアオイ, 屋久島葵 [meaning: Yakushima Island hollyhock])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (Yakushima Island)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Terrestirilal. Perennial plants.
Reference Asarum yakusimense Masam.
Note Native to Japan. Rare species



March 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden