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Megacodon stylophorus (C.B.Clarke) Harry Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Megacodon

Characteristics

Plants 30-60(-100) cm tall. Basal leaf blades ovate, 2-4.5 × 1-2 cm. Middle to upper stem leaf apex obtuse, veins 7-9 and arcuate; middle stem leaf blades elliptic to ovate-elliptic, 7-22 × 3-9(-14) cm; upper stem leaf blades ovate-lanceolate, 5-10 × 1.2-3 cm, smaller toward apex. Thyrses 2-8-flowered. Pedicel 3-6(-16) cm. Calyx campanulate, 2.7-3.2 cm, tube 6-8 mm; lobes ovate-lanceolate, 2-2.6 cm, apex acuminate, veins 3-5. Corolla pale yellow-green, with brown veins, 5-7 × 4-5 cm, tube 8-10 mm; lobes oblong-spatulate, 4-6 cm, apex obtuse. Filaments 1.2-1.4 cm; anthers 1-1.2 cm. Style 1.5-1.8 cm; stigma lobes ellipsoid. Capsules ovoid-ellipsoid, 5-6 cm. Seeds 2.2-2.5 mm; seed coat longitudinally rugose. Fl. and fr. Jun-Sep.
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A herb. It grows to about 30-60 cm high. The leaves have short stalks. Leaves are 10-30 cm long. They are oval and taper to the tip. The flowers have stalks. They occur in the axils of leaves. They are yellow. The fruit is a capsule. It is cylindrical.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in Nepal between 3000-4000 m altitude. It grows on moist ground among shrubs. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
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Streamsides and damp pastures. Moist ground amongst shrubs at elvations of 3000-4000 metres in Nepal.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 1-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The tender leaves are cooked as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
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Images

Habit

Megacodon stylophorus habit picture by Alan Elliott (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Megacodon stylophorus flower picture by Alan Elliott (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Megacodon stylophorus world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:370113-1
WFO ID wfo-0001063797
COL ID 7389K
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Gentiana stylophora Megacodon stylophorus Gentiana stylophora subsp. yunnanensis
WorldFloraDB 2024