Duchesnea chrysantha (Zoll. & Moritzi) Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Duchesnea

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Stolons 30–50 cm, together with stipules and petioles pilose. Stipules lanceolate, 2–3 mm; petiole 1.5–3 cm; leaflets petiolulate, rhombic, obovate, or ovate, 1.5–2.5 × 1–2 cm, abaxially sparsely villous, adaxially subglabrous, base cuneate, margin obtusely or acutely serrate, but entire near base, apex rounded, sometimes mucronate; lateral leaflets sometimes 2-or 3-fid. Flowers 0.5–1.5 cm in diam.; pedicel 2–3 cm. Sepals ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 3–5 mm, abaxially villous, margin ciliate, apex acuminate; epicalyx segments triangular-obovate, 3–7 mm, abaxially sparsely villous, apex 3–5-serrate. Petals 2.5–5 mm, glabrous, apex emarginate or rounded. Aggregate fruit ripening pale pink, not shining, 0.8–1.2 cm in diam. Achenes red, not shining when fresh, ovoid, 4–6 mm, rugose. Fl. May–Jul, fr. Jun–Sep. 2n = 14.
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has stolons or runners 30-50 cm long. The leaflets are oval and 2-3 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The base is wedge shaped and there are teeth along the edge. The fruit is an aggregate fruit and pale pink. It is about 1 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical and tropical plant. It grows in meadows in southern China.
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Sunny grassy places in lowland all over Japan
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw and also made into jam.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Emetics (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Duchesnea chrysantha unspecified picture

Distribution

Duchesnea chrysantha world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:724722-1
WFO ID wfo-0000984787
COL ID 37Z6G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Duchesnea indica f. japonica Fragaria indica var. wallichii Potentilla indica var. wallichii Duchesnea indica var. japonica Duchesnea chrysantha