Asarum epigynum Hayata

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Aristolochiaceae > Asarum

Characteristics

Herbs. Rhizomes horizontal, 4-5 mm in diam., internodes 1-2 cm. Leaves paired; petiole 4-6 cm, villous; leaf blade uniformly colored, narrowly ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 4-9 × 2.5-6.5 cm, abaxial surface densely pubescent, adaxial surface sparsely pubescent on veins and margin, base cordate, lateral lobes 1-2.5 × ca. 2 cm, apex acuminate; cataphylls oblong, ca. 0.8 × 0.4 cm. Peduncle declinate, 1-2 cm. Calyx slightly zygomorphic, greenish purple, subrotate, 1.5-2 × 2-2.5 cm; sepals connate beyond attachment to ovary, abaxially densely pubescent, adaxially dark red pubescent; tube obconic, 0.5-1 × 0.7-0.8 cm; lobes spreading, triangular-reniform or ovate-rounded, ca. 0.8 × 1 cm. Stamens 12; filaments shorter than anthers; anthers 0.8-1.2 mm; connectives extended beyond anthers, ligulate, less than 0.3 mm. Ovary inferior. Styles connate, short and thick, apex 6-cleft; stigmas terminal, radiating downward, decurrent. Fl. Feb-Mar.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 4-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
Germination duration (days) 7 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Asarum epigynum world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93486-1
WFO ID wfo-0000550827
COL ID H4QS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Geotaenium epigynum Asarum epigynum