Hedysarum taipeicum (Hand.-mazz.) K.T.Fu

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hedysarum

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 30-40 cm tall. Stems caespitose, erect. Stipules lanceolate, 1-1.2 cm, connate farther than middle. Leaves 10-13 cm, 15-27-foliolate; leaflet blades long ovate, oblong, or elliptic, 1.2-2 × 0.6-0.9 cm, abaxially pubescent, adaxially glabrous. Racemes dense, with many flowers; bracts narrowly lanceolate, ± as long as pedicel, caducous; peduncle as long as to longer than leaves. Pedicel 3-4 mm. Calyx cam­panulate, 6-8 mm, candescent; teeth lanceolate, unequal, most abaxial tooth 1.5-2 × as long as tube, lateral 2 teeth ± as long as tube, adaxial 2 teeth ca. 1/2 as long as tube. Corolla yellow; standard long obovate, 1.2-1.4 cm; wings as long as to slightly longer than standard; keel ca. 2 mm longer than standard. Ovary glabrous. Legume divided into 2-5 articles; articles obovoid to globose, 4-5 × 3-4 mm, compressed, glabrous, mar­gin narrow and irregularly dentate. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Aug-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.33 - 0.38
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Stony slopes, meadows; at elevations from 1,500-3,300 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Hedysarum taipeicum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:941908-1
WFO ID wfo-0000198858
COL ID 3K399
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hedysarum taipeicum Hedysarum vicioides var. taipeicum