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Hippophae goniocarpa Y.S.Lian & Al. ex Swenson & Bartish

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Elaeagnaceae > Hippophae

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees, to 7 m tall. Bark white; branches (sub)glabrous, lateral spines unbranched. Leaves alternate or opposite; leaf blade abaxially white, margin flat, abaxially with scales only. Fruit yellow or red, cylindric, with 3-5 small ridges, 6-10 mm. Seed straight, longitudinally ridged.
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A thorny deciduous shrub. It grows 7 m tall. The bark is white. The leaves are alternate or opposite. They are white underneath. Plants are separately male and female. Both are needed for fruit. Fruit are red or yellow and cylinder shape. They have 3-5 small ridges. They are 6-10 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Nitrogen fixer
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Environment

Open sunny places in montane areas; usually at elevations above 3,000 metres. River banks and terraces; at elevations from 2,500-3,500 metres
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It is a temperate plant. They can grow in dry and sandy soil. It grows on river banks between 2,500-3,500 m above sea level. In Sichuan.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Germination treatment stratification
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Distribution

Hippophae goniocarpa world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20004985-1
WFO ID wfo-0001280497
COL ID 6LWK2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Hippophae goniocarpa
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