Houttuynia Thunb.

Houttuynia (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Piperales > Saururaceae

Characteristics

Herbs erect or ascending, rhizomatous. Stems longitudinally ridged and sulcate. Leaves entire; stipules membranous; petioles shorter than leaf blades. Inflorescence a terminal or leaf-opposed spike, with 4, rarely 6 or 8, white, petal-like involucral bracts at base. Flowers white when mature, small. Stamens 3, rarely 4, longer than styles; filaments ca. 3 × as long as anthers, basal part connate to ovary; anthers oblong. Pistils 3, 3-carpelled; carpels partly connate; ovary semi-inferior (flowers perigynous), 1-loculed; placentae 3, each with 6-9 ovules; styles 3, recurved. Capsule subglobose, dehiscent at apex.
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Stoloniferous. Leaves palminervous. Spikes peduncled. Stamens 3, filaments adnate to the base of the ovary. Ovary 1-locular, consisting of 3 partially connate carpels; placentas parietal. Fruit subglobose, opening at the apex. Seeds globose.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

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Images

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Distribution

Houttuynia world distribution map, present in Argentina, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:32023-1
WFO ID wfo-4000018342
COL ID 4YY9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 897111
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Houttuynia

Lower taxons

Houttuynia cordata