Calycocarpum lyonii Nutt. ex A.Gray

Cupseed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Menispermaceae > Calycocarpum

Characteristics

Vines , climbing to tops of trees; rhizomes slender, branched. Leaves: petioles to 28 cm. Leaf blade 10-25 × 10-29 cm, membranous; venation 5 or 7. Inflorescences to 32 cm; rachis puberulent, glandular. Flowers: sepals 1.6-4.6 × 0.6-2 mm, glabrous. Staminate flowers: stamens to 3 mm. Pistillate flowers: ovary to 2 mm. Drupes green at maturity, darkening to deeper green or black upon drying, 15-25 × 10-20 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 9.1
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 2-3
Soil humidity 5-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 4-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Calycocarpum lyonii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:580234-1
WFO ID wfo-0000581872
COL ID Q5NW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Calycocarpum lyonii Menispermum lyonii