Tamano kan-aoi

Tamano kan-aoi (scientific name: Asarum tamaense) is a varieties of kan-aoi which was first confirmed in the Tama hills. Evergreen perennial plant belonging to the family Aristolochiaceae. It is considered to be a variant of Amagi kan-aoi.

Generic name: Tamano kan-aoi , Scientific name: Asarum tamaense, Heterotropa muramatsui var. Tamaensis, Place of origin: Southwest Kanto region, plant height: 10 cm, leaf color: green, leafy: glossy, petiole: long, leaves : Egg circle to wide ellipse, leaf length: 5 to 13 cm, leaf width: 5 to 13 cm, flower color (sepal color): dark brown, calyx diameter: 2-3 cm, calyx shape: tubular, flowering period: March to April.