Pternopetalum tanakae (Franch. & Sav.) Hand.-mazz.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Pternopetalum

Characteristics

Plants 1–25 cm. Roots fusiform; rhizomes creeping, frequently with a few tubercles at nodes. Stems 1–2, glabrous, 1–2-branched or unbranched. Basal leaves petiolate, petioles 2–10 cm; blade ovate-triangular, 2–4 × 1.5–3.5 cm, ternate-2-pinnate; ultimate segments flabelliform or lanceolate, 5–15 × 3–8 mm. Cauline leaves 1–2, ternate-1–2-pinnate or ternate; ultimate segments lanceolate or elongate-linear, 10–25 × 2–3 mm. Umbels 2–3 cm across in flower, to 7 cm in fruit; bracts absent (occasionally 1, minute); rays 5–25(–30), 1.5–3 cm; bracteoles 1–3, 0.3–2 mm; umbellules 1–2(–3)-flowered; pedicels 0.2–2.5 mm. Calyx teeth minute, ca. 0.1 mm, or obsolete. Petals white, oblong, apex acute. Stylopodium low-conic; styles ca. 0.2 mm, shorter than stylopodium. Fruit oblong ovoid, 2–2.5 × 1–2 mm; ribs filiform; vittae 1–2 in each furrow, 2 on commissure. Fl. and fr. Apr–Aug.
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

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Distribution

Pternopetalum tanakae world distribution map, present in China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:847611-1
WFO ID wfo-0001069400
COL ID 4PV96
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Synonyms

Cryptotaeniopsis asplenioides Cryptotaeniopsis filicina Carum filicinum Carum tanakae Chamaele tanakae Cryptotaeniopsis tanakae Pternopetalum heterophyllum Pternopetalum filicinum Pternopetalum tanakae Pimpinella filicina Pternopetalum asplenioides Pimpinella tanakae Pternopetalum tanakae var. tanakae