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Lathyrus quinquenervius (Miq.) Litv. In Kom. & Aliss.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lathyrus

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 20-80 cm tall. Stem erect or clambering over surrounding vegetation, rarely branched, winged. Leaves with simple tendril; stipules linear, with reflexed basal spur, often falcate, 7-23 × 0.2-2 mm; leaflets 1-or 2(or 3)-paired, elliptic-lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 35-80 × 5-8 mm, pubes­cent, with 5 stiff, prominent parallel veins, rigid when dry. Raceme 5-8-flowered. Calyx campanulate, pubescent; longest tooth equaling tube. Corolla purple-blue or purple, sometimes with white wings and keel, (12-)15-20 mm; standard orbicular, with claw; wings narrowly obovate, auriculate at base. Ovary densely hairy. Legume linear, 3-5 cm. Fl. May-Jul, fr. Aug-Sep.
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 20-80 cm tall. The stems can be erect or clambering over nearby vegetation. The leaves have a simple tendril. The leaves are compound with 1 or 2 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are 35-80 mm long by 5-8 mm wide. The flowers are purple to blue. The pods are 3-5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
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
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Wet grassy places and thickets by rivers in lowland C. and S. Japan. Hill slopes, forest and road sides; at elevations up to 2,500 metres in northern China.
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It is a temperate plant. In northern China it grows below 2,500 m above sea level. In Sichuan.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves seeds stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 20 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Lathyrus quinquenervius world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Myanmar, Mongolia, and Russian Federation

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1207643-2
WFO ID wfo-0000186154
COL ID 6P345
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lathyrus quinquenervius Vicia quinquenervia Vicia quinquenervius Lathyrus palustris var. sericeus
WorldFloraDB 2024