Codariocalyx motorius H.Ohashi

Telegraph-plant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Codariocalyx

Characteristics

A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The leaves are boiled and dried and then used for tea.
Uses forage medicinal tea
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Antipyretics (fruit), Aphrodisiacs (fruit), Diuretics (fruit), General tonic for rejuvenation (fruit), Wounds and injuries (fruit), Antipyretics (leaf), Aphrodisiacs (leaf), Cholera (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Dysentery (leaf), Fever (leaf), Headache (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Vomiting (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Appetite stimulants (root), Asthma (root), Cough (root), Dysentery (root), Emollients (root), Fever (root), Laxatives (root), Liver diseases (root), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Hypoglycemic agents (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Codariocalyx motorius unspecified picture

Distribution

Codariocalyx motorius world distribution map, present in Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Martinique, Mauritius, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:486652-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186646
COL ID 5ZHJW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 929309
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Codariocalyx motorius Meibomia gyrans Hedysarum gyrans Codariocalyx gyrans Desmodium roylei Desmodium motorium Hedysarum saliens Hedysarum motorium Pseudarthria gyrans Desmodium gyrans var. roylei Desmodium gyrans Hedysarum motorium Codariocalyx motorius var. glaber Codariocalyx gyrans var. roylei Codariocalyx motorius var. roylei