Cnidium japonicum Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Cnidium

Characteristics

Plants perennial or biennial, 15–20 cm. Taproot elongate, 5–13 cm, or fusiform, ca. 8 mm thick. Stems several. Basal petioles 1–5(–7) cm; blade oblong-ovate, 5–6 × 2–3 cm, 1–2-pinnate; pinnae 3–4 pairs; ultimate segments oblanceolate or obovate, 5–8(–10) × 1.5–4 mm. Umbels 1–2 cm across; bracts 4–5(–8), linear, 3–5 mm; rays 6–9, 1–2 cm, unequal; bracteoles 4–5(–10), linear, 2–4 mm, nearly equal pedicels, hardly membranous margined; umbellules 8–10-flowered. Fruit subglobose, 2–3.5 × 2–3.5 mm; lateral ribs slightly broader than the dorsal. Seed face plane. Fl. Aug–Sep, fr. Sep–Oct. 2n = 20.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Sandy places near seashores all over Japan. Seashores in Liaoning Province, China.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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 -

Images

Cnidium japonicum unspecified picture

Distribution

Cnidium japonicum world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:840454-1
WFO ID wfo-0000612796
COL ID 5ZGG4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Selinum japonicum Cnidium japonicum