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Coptis teeta Wall.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Coptis

Characteristics

Petiole 8--19 cm, glabrous; leaf blade ovate-triangular, 6--12 × 5--9 cm, 3-sect, papery, abaxially glabrous, adaxially sparsely puberulous on veins, base cordate; lateral segments subsessile to petiolulate, shorter than central one, obliquely ovate, unequally parted; central segment petiolulate, ovate-rhombic, pinnately divided; segments 3--6 pairs, remote, margin acute serrate, apex attenuate. Scapes 15--25 cm tall, glabrous. Inflorescences 3--5-flowered; bracts elliptic, 3-parted or pinnately divided. Sepals 5, greenish yellow, elliptic, 7.5--8 × 2.5--3 mm., glabrous. Petals spatulate, 5.4--5.9 mm, glabrous, apex rounded to obtuse. Stamens 3--3.3 mm. Pistils 11--14. Follicles 7--9 mm, glabrous. 2n = 18*.
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A herb. It grows 20-50 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The rhizome or underground stem is 5-6 cm long. This is orange to yellow inside. It is often covered with small roots. The leaf stalk is 8-19 cm long. The leaves are oval or triangle shaped and 6-12 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. There are a few hairs on the veins underneath. The fruit are follicles 7-9 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.2
Root system fibrous-root rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

A temperate plant. In grows in evergreen broad-leaved forests. It can grow in light shade. In southern China it grows between 1,500-2,300 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
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Evergreen broad-leaved forests at elevations of 1500-2300 metres in NW Yunnan.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Anti-infective agents, local (rhizome), Appetite stimulants (rhizome), Asthenia (rhizome), Back pain (rhizome), Convalescence (rhizome), Diabetes mellitus (rhizome), Dysentery (rhizome), Dyspepsia (rhizome), Eye diseases (rhizome), Fatigue (rhizome), Fever (rhizome), Hypoglycemic agents (rhizome), Hypotension (rhizome), Jaundice (rhizome), Malaria (rhizome), Wounds and injuries (rhizome), Cardiovascular system (root), Hypoglycemic agents (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Adenopathy (unspecified), Alterative (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified), Aphthae (unspecified), Cancer(Gastric) (unspecified), Cancer(Nose) (unspecified), Cancer(Pharynx) (unspecified), Debility (unspecified), Diabetes (unspecified), Digestive (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Leukemia (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Apertif (unspecified), Antidote(Croton) (unspecified), Cancer(Lymph) (unspecified), Cancer(Thyroid) (unspecified), Collyrium (unspecified), Newborn (unspecified), Panacea (unspecified), Immunostimulant (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Aphrodisiacs (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Asthenia (unspecified), Back pain (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Common cold (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Eye diseases (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Graves ophthalmopathy (unspecified), Helminthiasis (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Stomach diseases (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified), Vitiligo (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed. Seeds mat benefit from cold treatment.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Coptis teeta world distribution map, present in China and India

Conservation status

Coptis teeta threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:710327-1
WFO ID wfo-0000619879
COL ID Y734
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Coptis teeta Helleborus teeta Coptis teetoides

Lower taxons

Coptis teeta subsp. lohitensis
WorldFloraDB 2024