Coptis chinensis Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Coptis

Characteristics

Petiole 5--12 cm, glabrous; leaf blade ovate-triangular, 4--10 × 4--10 cm, 3-sect, papery to subleathery, abaxially glabrous, adaxially sparsely puberulous on veins, base cordate; lateral segments slightly shorter than central one, obliquely ovate, unequally 2-parted; central segment petiolulate, ovate-rhombic, 3--8 cm, deeply 3--5 lobed, ultimate lobes margin acute serrate, apex acute. Scapes 1 or 2, 12--25 cm tall, glabrous. Inflorescences 3--8-flowered; bracts lanceolate, palmately divided. Sepals 5, greenish yellow, lanceolate, 6.5--12.5 × 2--3 mm, glabrous. Petals linear-lanceolate, 5--6.5 mm, glabrous, apex attenuate. Stamens 3--6 mm, outer ones slightly shorter than petals. Pistils 8--12. Follicles 6--8 mm, stipe as long as follicle. Seeds ca. 2 mm. Fl. Feb--Mar, fr. Apr--Jun. 2n = 18*.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 0.15
Mature height (meter) 0.25
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Environment

Damp coniferous woods and bogs. Forests, shaded places in valleys at elevations of 500-2000 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses dye food medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Analgesic (unspecified), Bactericide (unspecified), Cancer(Stomach) (unspecified), Canker (unspecified), Conjunctivitis (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Epistaxis (unspecified), Hematemesis (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Emaciation (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Restlessness (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Alexiteric (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Coptis chinensis world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:710313-1
WFO ID wfo-0000619848
COL ID Y72J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Coptis chinensis Coptis chinensis var. angustiloba Coptis teeta var. chinensis Coptis chinensis var. chinensis