Taxonavigation

Familia: Aristolochiaceae
Subfamilia: Asaroideae
Genera: Asarum – Hexastylis – Saruma

Name

Asaroideae Kostel., Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 2: 459. (1833)

• Type genus: Asarum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 442. (1753)
  

Note: Hexastylis is still often recognised at the generic level, but would be best circumscribed in Asarum subg. Heterotropa sect. Hexastylis (Sinn et al., 2015 & 2018).

References

• Kosteletzky, V.F., 1883. Allgemeine Medizinisch-Pharmazeutische Flora 2: 459.
• Sinn, B.T., Kelly, L.M. & Freudenstein, J.V. 2015. Phylogenetic relationships in Asarum: effect of data partitioning and a revised classification. American Journal of Botany 102(5): 765-779. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400316 PDF Reference page. 
• Sinn, B.T., Daragan, C., Freudenstein, J.V. & Barrett, C.F. 2018. Phylogenomics in Asarum section Hexastylis: serial innovations in floral form spawned from two geographically-widespread species. Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Science 90(1). PDF Reference page. 
• Takahashi, D. & Setoguchi, H. 2018. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic implications of Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) based on ITS and matK sequences. Plant Species Biology 33(1): 28-41. DOI: 10.1111/1442-1984.12189 PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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