Coptis quinquefolia Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Coptis

Characteristics

Petiole 2--13 cm, glabrous; leaf blade 5-sided, 2--5 × 2--6 cm, 5-sect, subleathery, abaxially glabrous, adaxially sparsely puberulous on veins, base cordate; lateral segments similar to central one or obliquely ovate, unequally 2-lobed; central segment sessile or subsessile, cuneate-rhombic, 1.8--3.5 cm, 3-lobed, margin acute serrate, apex acute. Scapes 1--3, 5--28 cm tall, glabrous. Inflorescences ca. 4-flowered; bracts lanceolate, margin acute serrate. Sepals 5, elliptic to obovate-elliptic, 4.5--8 × 2.8--5 mm, glabrous. Petals spatulate, 1.6--3 mm, glabrous. Stamens ca. 4 mm. Pistils 10--12. Follicles 4--5 mm, stipe nearly as long as follicle. Seeds ca 1.5 mm. Fl. Mar--Apr, Fr. Apr--May.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.28
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 3-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 quinquefolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Coptis quinquefolia world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:710323-1
WFO ID wfo-0000619870
COL ID Y72Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Coptis quinquefolia f. ramosa Coptis quinquefolia Coptis ramosa Coptis morii Coptis quinquefolia var. pedatoquinquefolia Coptis quinquefolia var. ramosa

Lower taxons

Coptis quinquefolia var. shikokumontana