Coptis japonica Makino

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Coptis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.22m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.22
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Woods in mountains all over Japan.
Light 3-7
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antiphlogistic (unspecified), Bitter-Principle (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Intestine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Coptis japonica unspecified picture

Distribution

Coptis japonica world distribution map, present in Japan and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:710316-1
WFO ID wfo-0000619855
COL ID Y72N
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Coptis anemonifolia Coptis brachypetala Coptis japonica Coptis orientalis Thalictrum japonicum Coptis japonica f. viridiflora Coptis anemonifolia var. dissecta Coptis brachypetala var. major Coptis japonica var. anemonifolia Coptis japonica var. dissecta Coptis japonica var. major Coptis occidentalis var. japonica