Asarum costatum




Family Aristolochiaceae
Scientific name Asarum costatum (F. Maekawa) F. Maekawa ex Nemoto
Synonyms Heterotropa costata F. Maekawa
Common name (Japanese common name) tosa-no-aoi (トサノアオイ, 土佐葵 [meaning: Tosa winter hollyhock (Tosa = an old name of Kochi Prefecture)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Shikoku (Kochi Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Leaves 10-15cm long. Flowers ca. 3cm long, flowering in May. Perennial plants.
Reference Asarum costatum F. Maek. ex Nemoto
Note Rare species.



May 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden