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Disporum viridescens (Maxim.) Nakai

Species

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Characteristics

Rhizome short, usually with long, creeping stolon; roots densely tufted. Stem often branched distally, sometimes simple, 30--80 cm. Petiole very short; leaf blade ellitpic to ovate-oblong, 5--12 × 2--5 cm, abaxially slightly scabrous on veins, cross veins indistinct, margin minutely scabrous. Inflorescences terminal, 1-or 2-flowered; pedicels 1.5--2.5 cm. Flowers widely opening. Tepals greenish white, oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, (1.2--)1.5--2 cm × 3--4 mm, 7-veined, base slightly saccate, apex long attenuate. Stamens 4.5--7 mm, included; filaments slightly dilated proximally, 3--4 mm; anthers 2--3 mm. Ovary globose, 2.5--3.5 mm. Style 3--4 mm. Berries black, globose, ca. 1 cm in diam., 2-or 3-seeded. Seeds red-brown, ca. 4 mm in diam. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Jul--Oct. 2 n = 16.
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A herb with a rhizome or underground stem. The rhizome is short. There are creeping stolons or runners. The roots are densely tufted. The stem is often branched. It can be 30-80 cm high. The leaf stalk is very short. The leaf blade is oval and 5-12 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowering stalk is at the end of the branch. There are 1 or 2 flowers. The flowers open widely. They are greenish-white. The fruit is a black berry. It is round and 1 cm across. There are 2 or 3 seeds. The seeds are red-brown and 4 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system creeping-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Mountains, C. Japan. Forests and grassy slopes from near sea level to 600 metres in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning Provinces in China.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and on grassy slopes from near sea level to 600 m altitude in N China.
Light 3-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Disporum viridescens unspecified picture

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534083-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765631
COL ID 36VS6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Prosartes viridescens Uvularia viridescens Disporum viridescens Disporum smilacinum var. viridescens
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