Phytolacca japonica Makino

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Phytolaccaceae > Phytolacca

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, ca. 1 m tall. Leaf blade oblong to ovate-oblong, 15-32 × 5-10 cm, base cuneate, apex acuminate or acute. Racemes erect. Tepals reddish. Stamens ca. 10. Carpels 6-10, connate. Infructescence 4.5-11 × 2-3.5 cm. Berry oblate, ca. 8 mm in diam. Seeds reniform-orbicular, ca. 3 mm in diam., with slender concentric striations. Fl. and fr. Jun-Aug. 2n = 72.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
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Images

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Distribution

Phytolacca japonica world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:676364-1
WFO ID wfo-0001091511
COL ID 77HLW
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Synonyms

Phytolacca japonica Phytolacca hunanensis Phytolacca zhejiangensis