Disporum calcaratum D.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Disporum

Characteristics

Rhizome creeping, slightly flexuous. Stem usually branched distally, 30--100 cm. Petiole 3--5 mm; leaf blade elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, 5--8 × 2--5 cm. Inflorescences pseudolateral, umbellate, 3--10-flowered; peduncle sometimes distinct; pedicels 1--2 cm, ridged, usually minutely papillose on ridges. Flowers campanulate. Tepals often purple, sometimes pink to dark red, oblanceolate, 1.2--2 cm × 3--5 mm, base long spurred; spurs straight or sometimes slightly recurved, cylindric, 4--5(--8) mm. Stamens 1.1--1.8 cm, nearly included; filaments 0.7--1.3 cm; anthers 4--5 mm. Ovary 2.5--3 mm. Style 5--9 mm. Berries subglobose, ca. 1.1 cm in diam. Fl. Jun--Jul, fr. Aug--Nov. 2 n = 14, 16.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses medicinal
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Distribution

Disporum calcaratum world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Disporum calcaratum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534034-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765542
COL ID 36VQG
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Synonyms

Uvularia hamiltoniana Uvularia calcarata Uvularia betua Disporum calcaratum Disporum hamiltonianum Disporum jiangchengense Disporum latipetalum Disporum pedunculatum Disporum wallichii Disporum calcaratum var. hamiltonianum