Stephania sinica Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Menispermaceae > Stephania

Characteristics

Deciduous vines slightly fleshy, glabrous. Branches thick, longitudinally striate, often hollow. Petiole to 30 cm, twining when dry, apex swollen; leaf blade conspicuously peltate, triangular to triangular-rotund, 10-15 cm or longer, membranous when dry or ± papery, base subtruncate to slightly rounded, rarely slightly emarginate, margin sinuate to entire, palmately 9-or 10-veined, slightly wide and flat, slightly raised abaxially, reticulation conspicuous abaxially. Inflorescences compound umbelliform cymes, axillary; peduncle and umbellet pedicels fleshy, without bract and bracteole. Male flowers: sepals 6, slightly fleshy, transparent when dry, subobovate-oblong, 1-1.3 mm, inner whorl slightly wider; petals 3, sometimes 4, shortly and broadly obovate, ca. 0.8 mm inside, with 2 large glands; synandrium 0.7-0.8 mm. Female inflorescences also composed of compound umbelliform cymes with umbellet pedicels shorter and thicker. Female flowers: sepal 1; petals 2, glands inside sometimes not conspicuous. Infructescences with peduncles 5 cm or longer; umbellet pedicels 1-1.5 cm; fruiting pedicel fleshy, black when dry. Drupes with endocarp 6-7 mm. Fl. Jun, fr. Aug-Sep.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Margins of forest clearings.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Analgesic (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Tranquilizer (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Stephania sinica world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:581488-1
WFO ID wfo-0001238641
COL ID 52BTF
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Synonyms

Stephania sinica