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Hylodesmum podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum (Dc.) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Herbs, to 100 cm tall. Stem glabrous or subglabrous. Leaves scattered or approximate at middle; terminal leaflet elliptic-rhombic to lanceolate-rhombic or ovate to rhombic-ovate, 4-10 × 2-5 cm, both surfaces glabrous or subglabrous, or abaxially pubescent on veins, base cuneate or rounded, apex acuminate. Fl. Jul-Sep, fr. Aug-Nov. 2n = 22.
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has erect stems 50-110 cm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 1.0
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 present
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It needs a well-drained soil and sunny position. In subtropical SE Asia it grows between 1,100-1,400 m above sea level.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

The seeds are cooked and eaten. They are steamed or ground into a powder.
Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed. Stored seed can develop a hard seed coat which needs to be scratched and broken. This can be done by putting in warm but not boiling water.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Hylodesmum podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1014625-1
WFO ID wfo-0000205448
COL ID 5J2CW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Desmodium oxyphyllum Desmodium racemosum Hedysarum racemosum Desmodium mandshuricum Podocarpium mandshuricum Hedysarum oxyphyllum Desmodium mandschuricum Meibomia oxyphylla Meibomia racemosa Hylodesmum oxyphyllum Desmodium podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum Desmodium podocarpum var. typicum Desmodium podocarpum var. polyphyllum Desmodium podocarpum var. oxyphyllum Podocarpium podocarpum var. oxyphyllum Desmodium fallax var. mandshuricum Desmodium oxyphyllum var. mandshuricum Desmodium racemosum var. mandshuricum Desmodium podocarpum var. mandshuricum Hylodesmum podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum Desmodium racemosum var. pubescens Desmodium podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum Desmodium podocarpum var. japonicum Podocarpium podocarpum var. mandshuricum Hylodesmum podocarpum var. mandshuricum
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