Epimedium sutchuenense Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Epimedium

Characteristics

Herbs, 15-60 cm tall. Rhizome long creeping, 1-4 mm in diam., with internodes to 14 cm. Leaves basal and cauline, trifoliolate; leaflets adaxially green, ovate or narrowly ovate, 5-13 × 2-5 cm, thinly leathery, abaxially glaucous, papillose, sparsely gray pubescent, reticulate veins conspicuous, adaxially glabrous, base deeply cordate, terminal leaflet with equal rounded lobes, lateral leaflets conspicuously oblique with outer lobe large and acute, inner lobe smaller and rounded, apex long acuminate. Flowering stem with 2 trifoliolate opposite leaves. Inflorescence simple, racemose, 4-10-flowered, 8-15 cm, glandular. Pedicel 1.5-2.5 cm, glandular. Flowers rose or mauve-purple, 3-4 cm in diam. Outer sepals 4, outer pair ovate, ca. 3 mm, apex rounded, inner pair broadly obovate, ca. 4 mm; inner sepals reflexed, narrowly lanceolate, 1.5-1.7 cm × ca. 3 mm, apex long acuminate. Petals reflexed, pale purplish red, spur horn-shaped, ca. as long as inner sepals or slightly longer, 1.5-2 cm, lamina-less. Stamens prolonged, 4-5 mm; filaments 1-2 mm; anthers 3-4 mm, valved. Capsules 1.5-2 cm; style rostrate. Fl. Mar-Apr, fr. May-Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.6
Root system rhizome
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Epimedium sutchuenense world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107323-1
WFO ID wfo-0000670102
COL ID 6G6MY
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Synonyms

Epimedium sutchuenense