Ainsliaea fragrans




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Ainsliaea fragrans Champion ex Bentham
Synonyms Ainsliaea asarifolia Hayata; Ainsliaea cordifolia Franchet & Savatier var. inttegrifolia Maximovicz; Ainsliaea fragrans Champion var. integrifolia (Maximovicz) Kitamura; Ainsliaea integrifolia (Maximovicz) Makino; Ainsliaea ningpoensis Matsuda
Common name (Japanese common name) maruba-teishou-sou (マルバテイショウソウ, 丸葉テイショウ草 or 丸葉禎祥草 [meaning: round leaved teishou weed (meaning of teishou is unknown)]); aoi-haguma (アオイハグマ, 葵白熊 [meaning: winter hollyhock leaved haguma (Enshu = an old name of Shizuoka Prefecture, haguma = Bos grunniens' wool)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Habitat Mountane hillside
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing ca. 45-60cm tall. Leaves 6-10cm long, hairy. Flowers white corollas 12-13mm long, flowering in November to December. Perennial plants.
Reference Ainsliaea fragrans Champ. ex Benth.
Ainsliaea fragrans Champ.
An Enureration of Compositae of Formosa
Note Rare species.



November 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
November 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



November 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden