Hepatica asiatica

Hepatica asiatica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Anemoneae
Genus: Hepatica
Species: Hepatica asiatica

Name

Hepatica asiatica Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 13: 237 (1937).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hepatica nobilis var. asiatica (Nakai) H.Hara, J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 6: 51 (1952).
  • Anemone hepatica var. asiatica (Nakai) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 33(9): 273 (1958).
• Heterotypic
  • • Hepatica nobilis f. japonica (Nakai) Yonek., J. Jap. Bot. 86: 232 (2011).
    • Anemone hepatica var. japonica (Nakai) Ohwi, Fl. Jap. 518 (1953).
  • Anemone hepatica f. magna M.Hiroe, Forest Pl. Hist. Jap. Islands 1: 145 (1974).
    • Hepatica nobilis f. magna (M.Hiroe) Kitam., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 20: 203 (1962).
  • Hepatica nobilis var. nipponica Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 13: 307 (1937).
    • Anemone hepatica f. nipponica (Nakai) Ohwi, Fl. Jap. 518. (1953).
    • Anemone hepatica var. nipponica (Nakai) M.Hiroe, Forest Pl. Hist. Jap. Islands 1: 145 (1974), nom. inval., without basionym reference.
  • Anemone hepatica var. pubescens M.Hiroe, Forest Pl. Hist. Jap. Islands 1: 145. 1974, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 70(823): 7 (1957).
    • Hepatica nobilis var. pubescens (Hiroe) Hiroe, Forest Pl. Hist. Jap. Islands 1: 145 (1974).
    • Hepatica nobilis f. pubescens (M.Hiroe) Kadota, Fl. Japan 2a: 297 (2006).
  • Hepatica asiatica var. yuseongii Y.N.Lee, Bull. Korea Pl. Res. 7: 8 (2007).
    • Hepatica asiatica f. yuseongii (Y.N.Lee) M.Kim, Korean Endemic Pl.: 518 (2017).
  • Hepatica nobilis f. zaoensis Ohno & S.Tsuru, Wild Orchids Japan 9: 77 (2016).
  • Hepatica asiatica f. acutiloba Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 13: 310 (1937).
  • Hepatica asiatica f. obtusiloba Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 13: 310 (1937).
  • Hepatica triloba f. variegata Makino, J. Jap. Bot. 6: 17 (1929).
    • Anemone hepatica f. variegata (Makino) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 33: 273 (1958?).
  • Hepatica nobilis f. hypopurpurea (Makino) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 13: 307 (1937).
  • Hepatica nobilis f. lutea Kadota, Fl. Japan 2a: 297 (2006).
  • Hepatica yunnanensis Franch., Mém. Soc. Philom. Paris Centen. 24: 290 (1888).
  • Hepatica insularis Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 13: 237 (1937)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Russian Far East Primorye. Regional: China Manchuria, China North-Central, China Southeast. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nakai, T. 1937. Japanese Hepatica II Journal of Japanese Botany. [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 13(5): 305-314. DOI: 10.51033/jjapbot.13_5_1913 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Han, E.K., Lim, D.H., Gantsetseg, A., Jang, Y.J., Lee, E.D., Tamaki, I., Choi, J.E., Son, D.C., Park, J.S. & Lee, J.H. 2026. Phylogeographical patterns in the perennial herb Hepatica insularis–asiatica complex: taxonomic insights. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 211(4): 528-541. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boaf093 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Hepatica asiatica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Sept 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Hepatica asiatica. Accessed: 2 Sept 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Hepatica asiatica. Published online. Accessed: 10 Aug 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Hepatica asiatica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Aug 2021. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• 日本語: ミスミソウ（三角草）、ユキワリソウ（雪割草）