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. |
October 2009 at my home |
October 2009 at my home |
June 2011 at my home |