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Asarum kumageanum Masam.  
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FamilyARISTOLOCHIACEAE
Genus speciesAsarum kumageanum Masam. 
BibliographyMem. Fac. Sci. Taihoku Imp. Univ., Bot. 11: 168 (1934)
Native RangeJapan (Yakushima)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Descriptionleaves long petiolate, thick, shiny, cordate-oblong, 3-4cm wide, acute, at base cordate, flowers pedunculate, thinly pubescent, tube of perianth obconical, lobes deltoid
Size5-10cm
Colorpurple
Bloomearly spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
division in early and late summer
SynonymsHeterotropa kumageana (Masam.) F.Maek. ex Yahara
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan)
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