Corydalis govaniana Wall.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Papaveraceae > Corydalis

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, caespitose, dark green, 15-35(-50) cm tall, glabrous or finely papillose-puberulent at base. Rootstock ± vertical, elongate, thick, fibrous, multistranded, with 1 or several heads, densely crowned by membranous remnants of old leaf sheaths and cataphylls. Stems 1 to few from radical leaf axils, erect, without leaves or with 1 or usually 2 opposite leaves below middle. Radical leaves many; petiole 5-10 cm, base vaginate; blade ovate to triangular-ovate, 6-14 × 3-7 cm, bi-(tri-)pinnate; pinnae 4 or 5 pairs, shortly petiolulate; pinnules 3-5, sessile, deeply divided; ultimate lobes oblong to lanceolate, obtuse to acute, ± mucronate. Cauline leaves usually much smaller, vaginate. Raceme 5-15 cm, densely 10-25(-35)-flowered; bracts oblong, (1-)1.5-3(-4) × 0.5-1 cm, cuneate, pinnatipartite, upper ones smaller and less divided or entire, all longer than pedicels. Pedicel 1-2(-3) cm, at fruiting arcuately recurved. Sepals whitish, 0.5-2 × 0.5-1.5 mm, deeply dentate. Corolla yellow; outer petals with rhombic-acute limb, crest 0.5-1.5 mm wide, shortly decurrent, not reaching spur; upper petal 17-25 mm; spur tapering, 8-12 mm; nectary extended through ca. 1/2 of spur; inner petals 9-11 mm, claw slightly shorter than limb. Stigma square, apex slightly emarginate, apical papillae distinct or often confluent, laterally and on basal lobes with geminate papillae. Capsule obovoid, 10-15 × 3-4 mm, 4-8-seeded. Seeds in 2 rows, 1.5-2 mm, smooth. Fl. and fr. Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
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OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Shrubberies and open slopes, 2400-4800 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cardiovascular system (aerial part), Hypotension (aerial part), Central nervous system stimulants (aerial part), Fever (flower), Abdominal pain (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Eye diseases (leaf), Fever (leaf), Insecticides (leaf), Liver diseases (leaf), Muscular diseases (leaf), Pain (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Sprains and strains (leaf), Syphilis (leaf), Tuberculosis, lymph node (leaf), Antiperiodic (leaf), Eye diseases (plant exudate), Abdominal pain (root), Anti-bacterial agents (root), Diuretics (root), Dyspepsia (root), Flatulence (root), Furunculosis (root), Liver diseases (root), Muscular diseases (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Skin diseases (root), Syphilis (root), Tuberculosis, lymph node (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Antiperiodic (root), Flatulence (seed), Anti-bacterial agents (shoot), Diuretics (stem), Eye diseases (stem), Insecticides (stem), Liver diseases (stem), Pain (stem), General tonic for rejuvenation (stem), Skin diseases (stem), Sprains and strains (stem), Syphilis (stem), Tuberculosis, lymph node (stem), Antiperiodic (stem), Alterative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Scrofula (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Anticonvulsants (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Eye diseases (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gastrointestinal diseases (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Tuberculosis, lymph node (unspecified), Eye diseases (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Corydalis govaniana world distribution map, present in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:672252-1
WFO ID wfo-0000622394
COL ID YP7J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Corydalis govaniana Capnoides govaniana

Lower taxons

Corydalis govaniana var. swatensis Corydalis govaniana var. malukiana