WorldFloraDB - Schizoglossum atropurpureum

Characteristics

Perennial, geophytic herb. Leaves: lamina oblong to triangular, sometimes very variable. Flowers: corolla lobes cucullate, 4.5-7.0 mm long; corona lobes 1-2 mm long with appendage greatly exceeding the subtending lobe and the gynostegium; lobes oblong to ovate in dorsal view, with a bifid or trifid ventral appendage. Anthers triangularly ovoid and laterally placed against the style head. Gynostegium conspicuously swollen above anthers, usually white. Pollinia: attachment median towards apex of pollinium; sausage-shaped, slightly compressed with germination zone occupying apex of pollinium. Fruit a follicle.

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A tall herb. It keeps growing from year to year from a tuberous rootstock. It has few branches. The stems are slender and have white down. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are broad at the base and taper to a blunt point. The flowers occur in several groups at the top of the plant. The flowers are small and 5 mm long and dark purple. The fruit is a narrow follicle. The seeds are flat with tufts of hairs at the end.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
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Sexuality	hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.

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Usage

The roots are peeled and eaten raw.

Uses	medicinal
Edible	roots tubers
Therapeutic use	Root (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Images

Schizoglossum atropurpureum unspecified picture

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:101083-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001102450
COL ID	6Y8XD
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Synonyms

Cynanchum atropurpureum Schizoglossum atropurpureum

Lower taxons

Schizoglossum atropurpureum subsp. atropurpureum Schizoglossum atropurpureum subsp. virens Schizoglossum atropurpureum subsp. tridentatum

WorldFloraDB 2024

Schizoglossum atropurpureum E.Mey.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Schizoglossum