Bergenia pacumbis (buch.-ham. ex D.don) C.y.wu & J.T.Pan

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Bergenia

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, ca. 17 cm tall. Rhizomes thick, scaly. Leaves all basal; petiole 3-10 cm or longer, sheathless part ca. 1 cm, sheathing base rigidly ciliate at margin; leaf blade orbicular or broadly ovate to broadly obovate, 7-15 × 6.6-13.2 cm, leathery, both surfaces glabrous, base rounded, margin entire or obscurely crenate, rigidly ciliate, apex obtuse. Inflorescence cymose, ca. 7.5 cm; branches and pedicels sparsely subsessile glandular. Hypanthium sparsely glandular hairy. Sepals spreading, broadly ovate, 3-3.5 mm, leathery, glabrous, veins many, apical margin sometimes sparsely dentate. Petals white or pink, orbicular, ca. 8.5 × 6 mm, veins many, base narrowed into a claw ca. 2 mm, apex obtuse. Stamens ca. 5.5 mm. Ovary ovoid, ca. 4 mm; styles 2, ca. 4 mm. Fl. Jun-Aug. 2n = 34.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forests, rock crevices; at elevations from 2,300-2,400 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible flowers roots
Therapeutic use Kidney calculi (leaf), Urologic diseases (leaf), Diarrhea (root), Endophthalmitis (root), Fever (root), Furunculosis (root), Kidney calculi (root), Lung diseases (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Scurvy (root), Urologic diseases (root), Burn (unspecified), Diarrhea(Veterinary) (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Bergenia pacumbis flower picture by Iram Sabha (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bergenia pacumbis world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan

Conservation status

Bergenia pacumbis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:945348-1
WFO ID wfo-0000564245
COL ID LKQX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Bergenia himalaica Bergenia ligulata Saxifraga pacumbis Bergenia ciliata f. ligulata Saxifraga ligulata var. minor Saxifraga ligulata var. densiflora Bergenia pacumbis