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 |