Dischidia chinensis Champ. ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Dischidia

Characteristics

Herbs glabrous throughout; stems green, clinging, twining, or hanging from trees or rocks, to 2 m. Petiole 2-3 mm; leaf blade ovate-elliptic, 1.5-3 × ca. 1 cm, base cuneate or obtuse, apex acute to rounded; lateral veins 4 or 5 pairs. Pseudumbels to 9-flowered; peduncle ca. 2 mm. Pedicel ca. 1 mm. Sepals ovate, ciliate. Corolla yellowish white, throat thickened, villous; lobes ovate-triangular, ca. 1 × 1 mm. Corona lobes anchor-shaped, stalked, apex linear, 2-cleft, spreading and recurved at both ends, with a small rounded papilla in sinus of divaricate arms. Anther appendage acute; pollinia oblong. Ovaries glabrous. Stigma head subapiculate. Follicles lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 5-8 cm × ca. 4 mm, smooth. Seeds ovate-oblong; coma ca. 2.5 cm. Fl. Apr-May.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Photosynthetic pathway cam

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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Dischidia chinensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:96908-1
WFO ID wfo-0000651623
COL ID 6CZ3T
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Synonyms

Dischidia chinensis