Maianthemum atropurpureum (Franch.) Lafrankie

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Maianthemum

Characteristics

Plants 30--60 cm tall. Rhizome creeping, moniliform, 1--1.5 cm thick. Stem ± zigzagged, hispidulous distally. Leaves 5--9; petiole 5--6 mm; leaf blade oblong or ovate-elliptic, 9--11 × 4.5--5.2 cm, both surfaces laxly hispidulous. Inflorescence a panicle, 3--20 cm; rachis pubescent. Flowers solitary; pedicel 2--3 mm, elongate in fruit. Perianth white to purplish red; segments connate proximally, forming a tube 1--2 mm, lobes ovate-lanceolate or oblong, 2--4 × 1.5--2.5 mm. Filaments flat, widened at base, ca. 0.5 mm; anthers small. Style 1--1.5 mm, subequaling ovary; stigma 3-lobed. Berries 5--6 mm in diam., 1-or 2-seeded. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Aug--Sep.
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A herb. It grows 30-60 cm tall. It has a creeping rhizome. The stem is zigzag shape. There are 5-9 leaves. These are narrowly oval and 9-11 cm long by 5 cm wide. The flowers are in a panicle of individual flowers. They are white to purplish red.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
Root system rhizome
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and moist shaded places between 1,400-3,000 m above sea level. It grows in Sichuan and Yunnan in China.
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Usage

Young shoots and leaves are cooked in stir fried dishes and added to soups.
Uses food
Edible leaves shoots
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Maianthemum atropurpureum world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:942999-1
WFO ID wfo-0000690435
COL ID 3XJ9S
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Synonyms

Smilacina atropurpurea Tovaria prattii Tovaria atropurpurea Medora wardii Peliosanthes mairei Smilacina smithii Smilacina robusta Smilacina prattii Smilacina wardii Tovaria wardii Tovaria prattii var. robusta Maianthemum atropurpureum Maianthemum wardii