Datisca cannabina L.

Akalbir (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Datiscaceae > Datisca

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious deciduous herb. It grows 1.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.25 - 1.75
Mature height (meter) 1.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer frankia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Banks of streams in rich alluvial soils.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses dye environmental use fiber material medicinal oil
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anti-inflammatory agents (aerial part), Antipyretics (aerial part), Hypnotics and sedatives (flower), Anti-inflammatory agents (fruit), Antirheumatic agents (root), Dental caries (root), Hypnotics and sedatives (root), Analgesics (seed), Anti-inflammatory agents (seed), Antipyretics (seed), Diuretics (seed), Hypnotics and sedatives (seed), Diuretic (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Cathartics (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gastrointestinal diseases (unspecified), Tuberculosis, lymph node (unspecified), Lipid metabolism disorders (unspecified), Antipyretics (whole plant), Cathartics (whole plant), Diuretics (whole plant), Gastrointestinal diseases (whole plant), Rhinitis (whole plant), Tuberculosis, lymph node (whole plant), Vomiting (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Datisca cannabina leaf picture by Kaya Yücel (cc-by-sa)
Datisca cannabina leaf picture by Arch Stanton (cc-by-sa)
Datisca cannabina leaf picture by Arch Stanton (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Datisca cannabina world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316093-1
WFO ID wfo-0000638366
COL ID 6CG3V
BDTFX ID 165368
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Datisca glabra Datisca nepalensis Cannabina laevis Datisca cannabina