Codonopsis farreri J.Anthony

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Codonopsis

Characteristics

Stems twining, 60-500 cm, branched. Leaves on main stems and major branches alternate or subopposite, those on branchlets opposite or pseudoverticillate; petiole 0.7-1.5 cm; blade ovate, lanceolate, or elliptic, 0.5-3.5 × 0.5-1.5 cm, both surfaces glabrous, base cuneate or rounded, margin entire, apex acuminate, acute, or slightly obtuse. Flowers solitary, terminal; pedicels 4-5 cm. Calyx tube adnate to ovary only up to middle; lobes lanceolate or narrowly oblong, 2-2.8 × 0.3-0.6 cm, subentire, apex acute or slightly obtuse. Corolla pale green or greenish yellow, with brown-red or purple reticulate markings, campanulate, 3.3-5.8 × 3-5 cm; tube 2-3.5 cm; lobes deltoid, 1.2-1.8 × 1.2-2 cm, acute. Filaments slightly dilated at base, 6-13 mm; anthers elongate, 4-7 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.6
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Environment

Light -
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 7 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Codonopsis farreri world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:141794-1
WFO ID wfo-0000830515
COL ID WPVW
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Codonopsis gombalana Codonopsis farreri Codonopsis farreri var. grandiflora Codonopsis farreri var. farreri