Family | Aristolochiaceae |
Subfamily | Asaroideae |
Scientific name | Asarum fudsinoi T. Itô |
Synonyms | Heterotropa fudsinoi (T.Itô) F. Maekawa ex Nemoto |
Common name | (Japanese common name) fuji-no-kan-aoi (フジノカンアオイ, 藤野寒葵 [meaning: Mr. Fujino's winter hollyhock]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Amami-Ohshima Island) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest. |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves 8-21cm long. Flowers yellow ca. 3-4cm across, flowering in February to March. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Asarum fudsinoi T. Itô |
Note | Rare species. |
February 2012 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2012 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2010 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |