Asarum savatieri




Family Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Asaroideae
Scientific name Asarum savatieri Franchet
Synonyms Heterotropa savatieri (Franchet) F. Maekawa
Common name (Japanese common name) otome-kanaoi (オトメアオイ, 乙女葵 [meaning: girls winter hollyhock])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Kanagawa Prefecture, Izu Peninsula, Yamanashi Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Leaves 4-7cm long. Flowers ca. 1.5cm across, flowering in September to November (merely also in May to August). Perennial plants.
Reference Asarum savatieri Franch.
Note Endemic to Japan. Rare species.



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