Pternopetalum delavayi (Franch.) Hand.-mazz.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Pternopetalum

Characteristics

Plants (15–)30–60(–150) cm. Stems erect, sparsely pubescent, 3–5(–7)-branched. Basal and lower leaves petiolate, petioles 4–15 cm, glabrous; blade triangular-ovate, 3–7 × 2.5–6 cm, 2-ternate; ultimate segments rhomboidal or flabelliform, 1–5 × 2–3 cm, veins and margins pubescent. Upper leaves 1–2-ternate; ultimate segments elongate-linear, 4–10 × 0.3–0.8 cm. Inflorescence branching, umbels 2–4 cm across in flower, to 8 cm in fruit, terminal on stem and branches; bracts absent; rays (4–) 13–18(–25), 0.5–5 cm; bracteoles 2–4, 0.5–1.2 mm; umbellules (2–)3–4-flowered; pedicels 0.2–2.5 mm. Calyx teeth subulate, ca. 0.3 mm. Petals white, sometimes tinged pink, ca. 1.1 × 0.8 mm. Stylopodium conic; styles elongate; stylopodium and style ca. 0.9 mm. Fruit oblong-ovoid, 2–4 × 1.2–2 mm, sometimes 1 mericarp aborted in fruit; ribs filiform; vittae 1–3 in each furrow, 4 on commissure. Fl. Jun–Jul, fr. Aug–Sep.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Pternopetalum delavayi world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:847595-1
WFO ID wfo-0001069401
COL ID 4PV8J
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Synonyms

Carum cardiocarpum Carum delavayi Cryptotaeniopsis cardiocarpa Cryptotaeniopsis delavayi Carum sinense Cryptotaeniopsis mairii Cryptotaeniopsis sinensis Pternopetalum longicaule Pternopetalum delavayi Pternopetalum cardiocarpum Pternopetalum sinense Pternopetalum mairii Pternopetalum longicaule var. longicaule

Lower taxons

Pternopetalum longicaule var. humile