WorldFloraDB - Chloranthus henryi

Characteristics

Herb 20-40 cm; stem simple, glabrous or pubescent towards the apex, with 3-5 leafless nodes bearing paired scales 6-9 mm long, which are caducous or perhaps not developed in some specimens; root-stock said to be aromatic. Leaves in whorls of (?3-)4 at apex of stem, elliptic to broadly elliptic or obovate-elliptic, 8-15.5 by 3.5-9.5 cm, narrowly long-acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, margin sharply serrate, serrations terminated by prominent thick glands, glabrous, or shortly pubescent on the 5-9 pairs of nerves beneath; petiole 2-7 mm, glabrous or pubescent. Inflorescence terminal; peduncle slender, 7.5-13 cm long with 2-3(-4) spikes 2-6 cm long; secondary peduncles 0.5-1.2 cm, sparsely pubescent; bracts ovate, ± 1.5 mm long. Male part attached about the middle of the ovary, white; central lobe 2.2-3 by 1 mm (4 by 1.2 in original description of C. verticillatus), lateral lobes 1.5-1.8 by 0.6-0.8 mm, all rounded at apex; anther cells about half as long as lobes, 2 on central lobe, one on each lateral lobe, 0.8-1 mm long. Ovary ± ovoid, narrowed from near middle to a ± triangular apex, 1.5(—2?) by 1 mm. Fruits white?

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Herbs perennial, 40-65 cm high. Rhizomes strong, blackish brown, with many slender, long, brown, fibrous roots. Stems erect, 1 or several in a fascicle, evidently 6-or 7-noded; internodes 0.5-3 cm, basal nodes with 1 pair of scalelike leaves. Scalelike leaves ovate-triangular, membranous. Leaves opposite, usually 4 on apical part of stem; stipules subulate; petiole 5-12 mm; leaf blade broadly elliptic, ovate-elliptic, obovate, or suborbicular, 9-18 × 5-9 cm, papery, glandular mucronate, base cuneate to broadly cuneate, margin serrate or crenate, apex acuminate; lateral veins 6-8 pairs. Spikes terminal or terminal and axillary, usually dichotomously or racemosely branched; peduncle (2.5-)10-16 cm; bracts usually ovate-triangular or nearly semiorbicular. Flowers white. Stamens 3, base nearly free, only insides connected; central connective ca. 3 mm, with a 2-loculed anther; lateral connectives slightly shorter, each with a 1-loculed anther; thecae at base of connectives. Ovary ovoid; style absent; stigma subcapitate. Drupes globose, ca. 3 mm; stalk short. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Jul-Aug.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.3 - 0.53

Root system

fibrous-root rhizome

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

0.5

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

Forest; banks of irrigation canals; 250-1200 m. Fl. Jan.-Feb.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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

Cultivation

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:167795-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000603094
COL ID	5Y8XB
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Chloranthus philippinensis Chloranthus henryi Chloranthus hupehensis Chloranthus verticillatus Chloranthus henryi var. hupehensis Chloranthus serratus var. taiwanensis Chloranthus henryi var. henryi

WorldFloraDB 2024

Chloranthus henryi Hemsl.

Species