Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis (Franch.) Hand.-mazz.

Variety

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Characteristics

Plants 30--100 cm tall. Leaves 5--9. Inner tepals (2--)3--5 mm wide, distally slightly widened, usually slightly shorter than outer ones. Filaments 4--7 mm; anthers 7--12 mm; free portion of connective 1--2 mm. 2 n = 10*.
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A herb. It grows 30-100 cm tall. There are 5-9 leaves.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.0
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Yunnan. It grows between 1,400-3,100 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The root is used in tonic soup.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis world distribution map, present in China, Myanmar, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77189642-1
WFO ID wfo-0000771918
COL ID 7MCYS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Paris mercieri Paris pinfaensis Paris franchetiana Paris gigas Paris aprica Paris atrata Paris yunnanensis Daiswa birmanica Daiswa yunnanensis Paris cavaleriei Paris christii Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis Paris polyphylla var. platypetala Paris polyphylla f. velutina