Asarum caudigerum




Family Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Asaroideae
Scientific name Asarum caudigerum Hance
Synonyms Asarum arrhizoma H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Asarum caudigerum var. leptophyllum (Hayata) S. S. Ying; Asarum caudigerum var. triangulare (Hayata) S. S. Ying; Asarum leptophyllum Hayata; Asarum leptophyllum var. triangulare Hayata
Common name (Japanese common name) onaga-saishin (オナガサイシン, 尾長細辛 [meaning: long tail wild ginger]), katsuudake-kan-aoi ([meaning: Mt. Katsuudake winter hollyhock])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Vietnam
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Plants 15cm tall. Leaves 7-18cm long. Flowers brown or green ca. 1-2cm across, 2-5cm long, flowering in March to April. Perennial plants.
Reference Asarum caudigerum Hance
Asarum caudigerum Hance
Note Rare species



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