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Maianthemum tatsienense (Franch.) Lafrankie

Species

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Characteristics

Plants 30--80 cm tall. Rhizome subtuberous or slightly moniliform, (2.5--)7--16 mm thick. Stem glabrous. Leaves 6--8, shortly petiolate; leaf blade ovate, oblong-lanceolate, or subelliptic, 2--7 × 2--7.5 cm. Inflorescence a panicle, sometimes a raceme, 2.5--11 cm, glabrous. Flowers solitary; pedicel 2--12(--18) mm. Perianth greenish or sometimes tinged purple; segments connate at base, narrowly lanceolate, 2.5--5 × 0.6--1.2 mm. Filaments short, flat. Ovary globose, slightly longer than short style. Stigma deeply 3-lobed. Berries red at maturity, 6--7 mm in diam., 1--5-seeded. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Aug--Oct.
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A herb. It grows 30-80 cm tall. It has rhizomes that are slightly thickened. The stems are smooth. There are 6-8 leaves. They are oval or sword shaped and 2-7 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. Flowers occur singly in a panicle. They are greenish and can be tinged with purple.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.9
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows on the edges of forests and on grassy slopes between 1,500-3,500 m above sea level. It grows in Sichuan and Yunnan in China.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The young shoots and leaves are cooked in stir fries and added to soups.
Uses food
Edible leaves shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Distribution

Maianthemum tatsienense world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:943011-1
WFO ID wfo-0000690705
COL ID 3XJB6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Maianthemum tatsienense Smilacina tatsienensis Tovaria yunnanensis Streptopus paniculatus Smilacina paniculata Smilacina yunnanensis Tovaria tatsienensis Tovaria delavayi Smilacina tatsienensis var. paniculata Tovaria yunnanensis var. rigida
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