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Polygonatum kingianum Collett & Hemsl.

Species

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Characteristics

Rhizome subterete or submoniliform, 1--3 cm thick. Stem erect, 1--3 m, glabrous, apex subscandent. Leaves in whorls of 3--10, sessile, linear to lanceolate, 6--20(--25) × 0.3--3 cm, herbaceous or leathery, apex cirrose. Inflorescences (1 or)2--4(--6)-flowered; peduncle 1--2 cm, pendulous; bracts borne usually on proximal part of pedicel, small, membranous. Pedicel 0.5--1.5 cm. Perianth pink or white, cylindric-campanulate, 1.8--2.5 cm; lobes 3--5 mm. Filaments filiform or compressed, 1.7--5 mm, glabrous or slightly papillose; anthers 4--6 mm. Ovary 4--6 mm. Style (0.8--)1--1.4 cm. Berries red, 1--1.5 cm in diam., 7--12-seeded. Fl. Mar--May, fr. Sep--Oct. 2 n = 26*, 30*, 32*, 64.
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A herb. The rhizome is 1-3 cm thick. The stems are erect and 1-3 m tall. The leaves are in rings of 3-10. They are narrow. They are 6-20 cm long y 1-3 cm wide. There are 2-4 flowers in a group. They hang down. They are pink or white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system rhizome
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and on shaded, moist grassy slopes between 700-3,600 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
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Forests, thickets, shaded moist grassy slopes and rocks; at elevations from 700-3,600 metres.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The rhizomes or tubers are eaten raw or cooked by frying or in stews. They are also used for tonic soups.
Uses medicinal
Edible rhizomes tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 545
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Distribution

Polygonatum kingianum world distribution map, present in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:540162-1
WFO ID wfo-0000715810
COL ID 4L8TH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygonatum vietnamicum Polygonatum kingianum Polygonatum darrisii Polygonatum cavaleriei Polygonatum huanum Polygonatum esquirolii Polygonatum uncinatum Polygonatum agglutinatum Galium tuberosum Polygonatum ericoideum Polygonatum kingianum var. cavaleriei Polygonatum kingianum var. ericoideum Polygonatum kingianum var. uncinatum Polygonatum kingianum var. grandifolium
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