Podophyllum aurantiocaule Hand.-mazz.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Podophyllum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system fibrous-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Deciduous and mixed forests, often in wet areas beneath Rhododendrons and conifers, at 2,750-3350 metres. Also open stony alpine pastures amongst dwarf scrub at 3350-3950 metres.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Antineoplastic agents (plant exudate)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Podophyllum aurantiocaule unspecified picture

Distribution

Podophyllum aurantiocaule world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar

Conservation status

Podophyllum aurantiocaule threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107581-1
WFO ID wfo-0001258040
COL ID 7WNY5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dysosma mairei Dysosma furfuracea Podophyllum mairei Dysosma aurantiocaulis Podophyllum aurantiocaule Podophyllum aurantiocaule subsp. furfuraceum Podophyllum sikkimense var. majus

Lower taxons

Podophyllum aurantiocaule var. uniflorum