WorldFloraDB - Fritillaria delavayi

Characteristics

Bulb of 2 or 3 scales, subglobose or ovoid, 1--2 cm in diam. Stem 15--35 cm, often covered with a waxlike layer near base. Leaves 3--5, closely arranged in middle or distal part of stem, alternate or subopposite; leaf blade ovate or ovate-elliptic, 2--7 × 1--3 cm, apex obtuse or rounded. Inflorescence 1-flowered. Flower campanulate; pedicel long. Tepals yellowish, spotted or tessellated with reddish brown, narrowly elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 3.2--4.5 × 1.2--1.8 cm; nectaries inconspicuous. Stamens 1.6--2.2 cm; filaments glabrous; anthers basifixed. Style 3-lobed; lobes 0.5--4 mm. Capsule narrowly winged, ± enclosed by persistent tepals. Fl. Jun--Jul, fr. Aug--Sep.

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A bulb plant. It has 2-3 scales. They are oval and 1-2 cm across. The stem is 15-35 cm tall. It is often covered with a wax like layer near the base. There are 3-5 leaves. They are closely arranged in the middle of the stem. The leaves are narrowly oval and 2-7 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The flowering part has 1 flower.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

-

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

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Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	rhizomes
Therapeutic use	Common cold (bark), Cough (bark), Hematologic diseases (bark), General tonic for rejuvenation (bark), Cancer(Thyroid) (unspecified), Tumor(Lung) (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	330 - 540
Germination temperacture (C°)	12 - -18
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:535115-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000767762
COL ID	6JQ6P
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Fritillaria bhutanica Fritillaria xizangensis Fritillaria delavayi Fritillaria delavayi var. banmaensis

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Fritillaria delavayi Franch.

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