Sargentodoxa cuneata (Oliv.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Lardizabalaceae > Sargentodoxa

Characteristics

Bark with longitudinal fissures. Stems with red sap, cross section with radiated markings; branches red-brown to brown, subterete. Winter buds with many imbricate scales; scales scarious, outer ones ovate, inner ones oblong-ovate. Leaves (1 or)3-foliolate; petiole 5--10 cm, slender, channeled; leaflets unequal; lateral leaflets subsessile, subdeltoid, extremely asymmetric with inner basal angle narrowly cuneate and outer basal angle truncate to oblique ovate, usually slightly larger than terminal one; terminal leaflet petiolules 5--10 mm; blade rhomboid-ovate, 4--14 × 3--cm, base cuneate, apex acute. Inflorescences solitary, many-flowered, loose racemes, pendulous, 8--15 cm. Flowers fragrant, yellow to yellowish green. Pedicels 1--1.5 cm, with 1 oblong bract at base; bracteoles 2, at middle of pedicel, alternate, awl-shaped. Male flowers: sepals imbricate in bud, ± erect to spreading, narrowly oblong, 6--10 × 2--4 mm, margin slightly revolute. Petals rhomboid-orbicular, ca. 1.2 mm. Sta-mens ca. 4 mm; filaments 1--1.5 mm; anthers oblong. Female flowers: receptacle subglobose to oblong, ca. 1.4 × 1.2 cm. Fruit 20--40, dull blue, berrylike, stipitate, 7--10 mm in diam. Seeds blackish, ovoid, ca. 5 mm. Fl. Mar--Jul, fr. Jun--Oct.
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Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 7.5
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Environment

Open forests on mountain slopes, along alpine gullies where the soil is fertile.
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Open forests on mountain slopes, along alpine gullies where the soil is fertile.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Amenorrhea (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified), Filariasis (unspecified), Hookworms (unspecified), Metrorrhagia (unspecified), Miscarriage (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Roundworms (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Circulation (unspecified), Trauma (unspecified), Parasiticide (unspecified), Arthritis (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Sargentodoxa cuneata world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:462111-1
WFO ID wfo-0000747125
COL ID 79MN2
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Synonyms

Sargentodoxa simplicifolia Holboellia cuneata Sargentodoxa cuneata