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Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Bergenia

Characteristics

A herb with thick rootstocks. It grows 30 cm high and spreads 80 cm wide. The leaves are dark green and rounded. They are 3.5-16.5 cm long by 3-12 cm wide. There are short stiff hairs around the edge. The flowers are pink. They are 5 cm wide on stems 30 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in Nepal at 1300-3000 m altitude. It grows in moist, rocky places. It is best in a sunny position but will tolerate shade. It is resistant to drought and frost. It suits hardiness zones 7-10.
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On moist rocks and under forest shade; at elevations from 1,900-2,600 metres in Kashmir.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The flowers are boiled and pickled. The seeds are prepared as dal. The dried leaves are used for tea. The rhizome is boiled and sugar and milk added as a tea substitute.
Uses medicinal tea
Edible flowers leaves roots seeds
Therapeutic use Anti-inflammatory agents (leaf), Cough (leaf), Diarrhea (leaf), Hemostasis (leaf), Kidney calculi (leaf), Menorrhagia (leaf), Splenomegaly (leaf), Urologic diseases (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Analgesics (rhizome), Anti-bacterial agents (rhizome), Antineoplastic agents (rhizome), Antiprotozoal agents (rhizome), Antipyretics (rhizome), Antiviral agents (rhizome), Astringents (rhizome), Cardiotoxins (rhizome), Cardiovascular system (rhizome), Central nervous system diseases (rhizome), Cough (rhizome), Diabetes mellitus (rhizome), Diarrhea (rhizome), Dysentery (rhizome), Dysuria (rhizome), Endophthalmitis (rhizome), Kidney calculi (rhizome), Laxatives (rhizome), Lithiasis (rhizome), Liver diseases (rhizome), Lung diseases (rhizome), Menorrhagia (rhizome), Myalgia (rhizome), General tonic for rejuvenation (rhizome), Scurvy (rhizome), Spasm (rhizome), Splenomegaly (rhizome), Ulcer (rhizome), Urinary bladder diseases (rhizome), Urinary calculi (rhizome), Urination disorders (rhizome), Urologic diseases (rhizome), Uterine hemorrhage (rhizome), Abdominal pain (root), Abortifacient agents (root), Anthelmintics (root), Anti-inflammatory agents (root), Antipyretics (root), Asthma (root), Astringents (root), Burns (root), Cough (root), Diabetes mellitus (root), Diarrhea (root), Diuretics (root), Dysentery (root), Dysuria (root), Earache (root), Edema (root), Endophthalmitis (root), Eye diseases (root), Fever (root), Furunculosis (root), Galactogogues (root), Heart diseases (root), Hemorrhage (root), Inflammation (root), Kidney calculi (root), Laxatives (root), Lithiasis (root), Liver diseases (root), Lung diseases (root), Menorrhagia (root), Postpartum hemorrhage (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Scurvy (root), Skin diseases (root), Splenomegaly (root), Suppuration (root), Toothache (root), Tuberculosis (root), Ulcer (root), Urinary calculi (root), Urination disorders (root), Urologic diseases (root), Wound healing (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Hemostasis (shoot), Kidney calculi (shoot), Wound healing (shoot), Diuretics (stem), Diarrhea (unspecified), Ophthalmia (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Blister (unspecified), Burns (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified), Dizziness (unspecified), Endophthalmitis (unspecified), Furunculosis (unspecified), Headache (unspecified), Heart diseases (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Lithiasis (unspecified), Polyuria (unspecified), Stomach diseases (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Urinary calculi (unspecified), Urologic diseases (unspecified), Vertigo (unspecified), Wound healing (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown by root offshoots or by rhizomes.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Bergenia ciliata world distribution map, present in Pakistan

Conservation status

Bergenia ciliata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:790356-1
WFO ID wfo-0000564222
COL ID LKQG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Saxifraga ciliata Bergenia ciliata Bergenia ciliata Bergenia thysanodes Saxifraga thysanodes Megasea ciliata Bergenia ligulata var. cliata
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