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Actaea cimicifuga L.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Actaea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.5-2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.0
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Shrubberies and forest clearings on open humus-rich soils, at elevations to 4,000 metres in the Himalayas. Frequently found in fir forests in Kashmir.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-7

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use Anti-inflammatory agents (rhizome), Halitosis (rhizome), Hematuria (rhizome), Hypnotics and sedatives (rhizome), Mouth diseases (rhizome), Nephritis (rhizome), Thrombocytopenia (rhizome), Uterine cervical neoplasms (rhizome), Antirheumatic agents (root), Bronchial diseases (root), Cathartics (root), Edema (root), Emetics (root), Hypohidrosis (root), Insecticides (root), Laxatives (root), Neuralgia (root), Antiperiodic (root), Headache (unspecified), Alexiteric (unspecified), Anal-Eversion (unspecified), Analgesic (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Repellant(Insect) (unspecified), Leukemia (unspecified), Measles (unspecified), Nerves (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Pharyngitis (unspecified), Prolapse (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Rectocele (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Stomatitis (unspecified), Throat (unspecified), Tonsillitis (unspecified), Uteritis (unspecified), Uterus (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Cosmetics (unspecified), Halitosis (unspecified), Insect repellents (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Actaea cimicifuga world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea (Republic of), Liberia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:707994-1
WFO ID wfo-0000519069
COL ID 9RZW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Actaea cimicifuga Cimicifuga mairei Actaea macropoda Actaea mairei Actinospora wallichii Actaea podocarpa Cimicifuga foetida Cimicifuga foetida var. mairei Cimicifuga foetida var. velutina Cimicifuga cimicifuga

Lower taxons

Actaea cimicifuga var. racemosa Actaea mairei var. foliolosa
WorldFloraDB 2024