Astilbe rubra Hook.F. & Thomson

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Astilbe

Characteristics

Herbs 0.9-1.5 m tall. Stems sparsely brown long crisped glandular hairy. Basal leaves 3 × ternately compound; common petiole ca. 60 cm, sparsely brown long crisped glandular hairy; leaflets ovate to broadly so, 2.3-5 × 1.8-4.6 cm, glandular hairy, base cordate to broadly cuneate, margin doubly serrate, apex acute. Cauline leaves smaller than basal ones. Panicle 24-28 cm; branches brown long crisped glandular hairy; pedicels 0.5-2 mm, glandular hairy. Sepals 5, ovate, 1.5-2 × ca. 1 mm, abaxially and marginally glandular hairy, adaxially glabrous, 1-veined. Petals 5, pink to red, linear, 4-5 × 0.3-0.5 mm, 1-veined. Stamens 10, ca. 3 mm. Pistil ca. 5.7 mm; carpels 2, base connate; ovary semi-inferior, styles divergent. Fl. Jun-Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 1.0
Root system fibrous-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Damp woods and along shady streams. Open broad-leaved forests, forest edges and amongst shrubs. Forests, forest margins, meadows, valleys and riversides; at elevations from 400-3,600 metres.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-8
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal ornamental wood
Edible flowers leaves shoots stems
Therapeutic use Cancer(Stomach) (unspecified), Cancer(Uterus) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 40 - 80
Germination temperacture (C°) 19
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Astilbe rubra unspecified picture

Distribution

Astilbe rubra world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, Japan, Myanmar, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:790315-1
WFO ID wfo-0000552882
COL ID HV9B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Astilbe chinensis Astilbe koreana Astilbe odontophylla Astilbe taquetii Astilbe rubra Hoteia chinensis Astilbe davidii Astilbe divaricata Astilbe leucantha Astilbe chinensis var. davidii Astilbe thunbergii var. taquetii Astilbe rubra var. divaricata Astilbe rubra var. taquetii