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| November 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Aristolochiaceae |
| Subfamily | Asaroideae |
| Scientific name | Asarum gelasinum (F. Maekawa) Hatusima |
| Synonyms | Heterotropa gelasina F. Maekawa |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ekubo-saishin (エクボサイシン, 笑窪細辛 [meaning: dimple saishin (saishin = a kind of Chinese traditional medicine)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa (Iriomote Island) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane evergreen forest |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Leaves 6-11cm long, 4-9cm wide. Flowers dark purple ca. 1cm long, flowering in November to March. Evergreen. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Asarum gelasinum Hatus. & Yamahata |
| Note | Rare species, Native to Japan |
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| November 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
