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Disporum smilacinum A.Gray

Species

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Characteristics

Rhizome short, often with long, creeping stolon. Stem usually simple, rarely branched, 15--35 cm. Petiole distinct, 1--2 mm; leaf blade ovate to elliptic, 3--7 × 1.5--3 cm, base subrounded and slightly conduplicate, margin scabrous, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescences terminal, 1(or 2)-flowered; pedicel 1--1.5(--2.2) cm. Flowers opening. Tepals white, broadly lanceolate to lanceolate, 1.1--1.3(--1.6) cm × 2--4 mm, base slightly saccate, apex long attenuate. Stamens 7--9 mm, included; filaments dilated proximally, 5--6 mm; anthers 2--3 mm. Ovary obovoid, 2--3 mm. Style 5--7 mm. Berries black, globose or broadly ellipsoid, ca. 1 cm in diam. Seeds ovoid, ca. 4 mm. Fl. Apr--May, fr. Sep--Oct. 2 n = 16.
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A herb. It has a rhizome or underground stem. This is short. It often has creeping stolons or runners. The stem is usually simple and rarely branched. It is 15-35 cm high. The leaf stalk is distinct and 1-2 mm long. The leaf b lade is oval and 3-7 cm long by 1.5-3 cm wide. The base is rounded and it tapers to the tip. The flowering stalk is at the tip of the plant. There are 1 or sometimes 2 flowers. The flowers are white. The fruit is a black berry. It is round or oval and 1 cm across. The seeds are oval and about 4 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system rhizome
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Blooming months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Woods in hilly country and foothills all over Japan. Forests from near sea level to 400 metres, occasionally to 1600 metres. in NE Shandong, China.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in forest from near sea level to 400 m altitude in N China. It can be up to 1600 m altitude.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible bulbs leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
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Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Disporum smilacinum world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534075-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765618
COL ID 36VRV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Disporum smilacinum var. ramosum Disporum smilacinum var. album Disporum smilacinum Disporum smilacinum var. rotundatum Disporum smilacinum var. variegatum
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