Asarum senkakuinsulare




Family Aristolochiaceae
Scientific name Asarum senkakuinsulare Hatusima
Synonyms Asarum senkakuinsularis Hatsusima ex Shimabukuro; Heterotropa senkakuinsularis (Hatusima) F. Maekawa ex Y. Maekawa; Heterotropa senkakuinsulata (Hatsusima ex Shimabukuro) F. Maekawa
Common name (Japanese common name) senkaku-aoi (センカクカンアオイ, 尖閣寒葵 [Senkaku Islands' hollyhock]), senkaku-kan-aoi (センカクアオイ, 尖閣葵 [meaning: Senkaku Idlands's winter hollyhock])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Okinawa (Senkaku Islands)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Leaves 10-17cm long. Flowers 1.5-2cm across. Evergreen. Perennial plants.
Reference Asarum senkakuinsulare Hatus.
Note Native to Japan. Rare species



February 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
February 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
February 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



February 2010
at a wild plants nursery