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Staphylea holocarpa Hemsl.

Species

Angiosperms > Crossosomatales > Staphyleaceae > Staphylea

Characteristics

Trees or shrubs, 3-5(-10) m tall; twigs glabrous. Leaves trifoliolate; lateral leaflets subsessile, petiolule of terminal leaflet 2-4 cm; leaflet blades oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, 5-10 cm, subcoriaceous, glabrous or densely pubescent on abaxial surface when young and pubescent along veins when mature, green adaxially, pale green abaxially, lateral veins 7-10 pairs, base obtuse to rounded, sometimes oblique on lateral leaflets, margin serrulate with hard teeth, apex narrowly acuminate. Corymb broad, at least 5 cm, flowering after emergence of foliage. Flowers white or rosy. Capsule inflated to pear-shaped, 4-5 × 2.5-3 cm, base narrow, apex truncate with 3 openings. Seeds subovoid, shining brown. Fl. Apr-May, fr. Sep.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-5 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The side leaflets are almost without stalks. The leaflets are oblong and 5-10 cm long. They are hairy underneath. The flowers are white or red. The fruit capsule is inflated or pear shaped. It is 4-5 cm long by 3 cm wide. The seeds are shiny brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 5.0
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OctNovDec
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in open forest on hillsides between 1,200-2,200 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
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Open forests on hillsides; at elevations from 1,200-2,200 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -30
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Images

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Distribution

Staphylea holocarpa world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Staphylea holocarpa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:785259-1
WFO ID wfo-0001247169
COL ID 6ZGC3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Xanthoceras enkianthiflora Staphylea holocarpa Xanthoceras enkianthiflorum Staphylea holocarpa var. holocarpa
WorldFloraDB 2024