Podophyllum hexandrum Royle

Himalayan mayapple (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Podophyllum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.45-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.5
Root system creeping-root 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

Scrub forests and alpine meadows, usually in humus rich soils, 2000-3500 metres in the Himalayas. Very abundant in fir forests in Kashmir.
Light 2-6
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal pharmaceutical poison
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Common cold (plant exudate), Constipation (plant exudate), Jaundice (plant exudate), Liver diseases (plant exudate), Antineoplastic agents (rhizome), Cathartics (rhizome), Cholagogues and choleretics (rhizome), Liver diseases (rhizome), Warts (rhizome), Antineoplastic agents (root), Cathartics (root), Cholagogues and choleretics (root), Liver diseases (root), Warts (root), Aperient (unspecified), Bilious (unspecified), Cancer(Skin) (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Hydragogue (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Cholagogue (unspecified), Condyloma (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Intoxicant (unspecified), Mitogenic (unspecified), Stimulant(Hepatic) (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Alterative (unspecified), Cholagogueue (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Wart (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified), Cardiovascular agents (unspecified), Cathartics (unspecified), Cholagogues and choleretics (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Emetics (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Vomiting (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Podophyllum hexandrum unspecified picture

Distribution

Podophyllum hexandrum world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327192-2
WFO ID wfo-0000397412
COL ID 7WKDH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Sinopodophyllum hexandrum Podophyllum hexandrum Sinopodophyllum emodi Dysosma emodi Podophyllum sikkimense Podophyllum emodi Podophyllum emodi var. chinense Podophyllum emodi var. hexandrum Podophyllum hexandrum var. chinense Sinopodophyllum hexandrum var. emodi Sinopodophyllum hexandrum var. chinense