Ardisia hanceana Mez

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Ardisia

Characteristics

Shrubs 1-3 m tall, glabrous. Branchlets terete, 3-5 mm in diam. Petiole canaliculate, narrowly winged, 1-1.3 cm; leaf blade elliptic, oblanceolate, or rarely ovate, 9-12(-15) × 2.5-4 cm, leathery, punctate, sometimes sparsely pitted abaxially, base cuneate and decurrent, margin crenate or subentire, with vascularized nodules, epunctate, apex acute or acuminate; lateral veins 12-15 on each side of midrib, marginal vein obscure. Inflorescences terminal corymbose panicles of umbels, on specialized lateral branches 30-50 cm. Flowers membranous, pink, rarely red or white, (5-)6-7(-8) mm. Pedicel 1-2 cm, glabrous. Sepals lanceolate, 2.3-2.5 mm, epunctate, margin glabrous, entire, apex acute or obtuse. Petals united at base, broadly ovate, epunctate, sparsely glandular granulose adaxially near base, margin entire, glabrous, apex acute or obtuse. Stamens ca. 2/3 as long as petals; filaments much shorter than anthers; anthers ovate or lanceolate, longitudinally dehiscent, not punctate, apex acute. Pistil subequalling petals; ovary glabrous; ovules ca. 5, uniseriate. Fruit dull red or black, globose, 8-10(-12) mm in diam., pellucid punctate. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Dec-Apr.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 3.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 90 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
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Distribution

Ardisia hanceana world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:587069-1
WFO ID wfo-0000544400
COL ID GD6S
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Synonyms

Ardisia miniata Ardisia thorelii Ardisia elegantissima Ardisia hanceana Ardisia incarnata Ardisia thorelii var. latifolia