Scutellaria scandens Buch.-ham. ex D.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Scutellaria

Characteristics

Herbs erect. Stems obtusely winged, subglabrous except for pubescent nodes, much branched, nearly finely patent pilose. Petiole 0.4-1 cm, densely fine retrorse pilose; leaf blade ovate, 2.5-5 × 0.5-3 cm, herbaceous, adaxially sparsely strigose, abaxially subglabrous, veins finely pilose, base shallowly cordate to subrotund, margin coarsely crenate, apex acute. Racemes terminal on lateral branches, 10-16 cm. Fruiting pedicel ca. 3 mm, puberulent. Fruiting calyx ca. 4 mm, very sparsely pubescent or subglabrous; scutellum flabellate, ca. 5 mm, slightly reflexed, ciliate. Corolla not seen. Nutlets black-brown, ovoid, ca. 2 × 0.5 mm, tuberculate. Fr. Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Root system rhizome
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Back pain (root), Epilepsy (whole plant), Fever (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Distribution

Scutellaria scandens world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:458641-1
WFO ID wfo-0000308430
COL ID 4W2L3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Scutellaria angulosa Scutellaria scandens Scutellaria celtidifolia