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Elaeagnus thunbergii Serv.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Elaeagnaceae > Elaeagnus

Characteristics

Shrubs, evergreen, climbing. New branches and buds silvery brown scaly. Petiole 8-18 mm; leaf blade elliptic, 5-10 × 2-5 cm, papery, abaxially densely silvery scaly, adaxially with a few scattered brown scales, lateral veins 6-9 per side of midrib, base acute to obtuse, margin obscurely denticulate to undulate, apex acute to acuminate. Flowers solitary in axils of long shoots and 2-6 in a shortened raceme. Flowers white. Calyx tube 3-7 mm; lobes triangular-ovate, 2-3 mm. Filaments ca. 0.6 mm; anthers elliptic, ca. 1.5 mm. Style 2.5-6.5 mm, with stellate hairs; stigma 2-2.5 mm, glandular-papillate. Drupe red, broadly elliptic, 1.1-1.4 cm. Seed 8-ribbed, 0.9-1.1 cm. Fl. Aug-Sep.
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An evergreen shrub. It can be climbing. The leaves are narrowly oval and 5-10 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. There are silver scales underneath. The flowers occur singly in the axils of leaves and are white. The fruit is red and oval. It is 1.4 cm across. The seed has 8 ribs.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 2.5
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Nitrogen fixer
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in Taiwan below 3,000 m above sea level.
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Found throughout Taiwan at elevations below 3,000 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 140 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 18
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Distribution

Elaeagnus thunbergii world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323818-1
WFO ID wfo-0000663940
COL ID 38XF2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Elaeagnus thunbergii Elaeagnus erosifolia Elaeagnus oldhamii var. nakaii
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