Saruma henryi Oliv.

Upright wild ginger (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Aristolochiaceae > Saruma

Characteristics

Rhizomes robust, ca. 5 mm in diam. Stems 0.5-1 m tall, gray-brown pubescent. Petiole 3-12 cm, pubescent; leaf blade cordate, 6-15 × 5-13 cm, both surfaces pubescent, base cordate, apex shortly acuminate. Pedicel 2-3.5 cm, pubescent. Calyx lobes ca. 10 × 7 mm. Petals yellow or yellow-green, cordate-reniform, clawed, ca. 10 × 8 mm. Stamens overtopping ovary; filaments ca. 2 mm; anthers oblong, with connectives slightly extended beyond anthers. Style absent; stigma decurrent along ventral surface of carpel. Fruit follicular, 6-8 × 4-6 mm. Seeds deltoid-obconic, ca. 3 mm, densely transversely rugose. Fl. Apr-Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
Root system rhizome
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Environment

Dense forests, valleys, stream banks; at elevations from 600-1,000 metres.
Light 1-6
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Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Saruma henryi unspecified picture

Distribution

Saruma henryi world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Saruma henryi threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93806-1
WFO ID wfo-0001093741
COL ID 79PC6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Saruma henryi