Asarum kumageanum var. satakeanum




Family Aristolochiaceae
Scientific name Asarum kumageanum Masamune var.satakeanum (F. Maekawa) Hatushima
Synonyms Heterotropa kumageana (Masamune) F. Maekawa var. satakeana F. Maekawa
Common name (Japanese common name) murakumo-aoi (ムラクモアオイ, 叢雲葵 [meaning: rising clouds hollyhock])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (Tanegashima Islands)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Flowers ca. 2-3cm, Flowering in October to January. Evergreen. Perennial plants.
Reference Asarum kumageanum Masam.
Note Native to Japan. Rare species



January 2008
at my home
January 2008
at my home