Spiradiclis bifida Kurz

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Spiradiclis

Characteristics

Herbs, to 0.5 m tall, apparently perennial; stems ascending, ?villous. Petiole 1-3 cm, pubescent; leaf blade drying thinly papery, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 10-21 × 3-6.5 cm, adaxially sparsely pilose to subglabrous, abaxially pubescent along veins, base obtuse then decurrent, apex acuminate or subcaudate; secondary veins 15-19 pairs; stipules subulate, caudate. Inflorescences paniculate, to 20 cm, ?villous; axes numerous, 1-2 cm, scorpioid; bracts minute. Flowers shorter than 5 mm. Capsules subglobose, ca. 2 mm in diam., valves 4.
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A herb. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaves are narrowly oval or oblong and 10-21 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. There are some hairs along the veins underneath. The flowering groups are 20 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in wet places in forests. In Yunnan.
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Usage

The leaves are boiled and eaten as a vegetable.
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Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Spiradiclis bifida world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:767059-1
WFO ID wfo-0000313024
COL ID 4Z6BX
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Synonyms

Dentella bifida Spiradiclis bifida