Trachystemon orientalis D.Don

Trachystème d'Orient (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Trachystemon

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 30-40 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year and has rhizomes. The leaves are broad. The flowers are blue-red.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.45
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows between 50-1,000 m above sea level. It grows in moist, shaded forests and near the edges of rivers.
More
Not known
Light 2-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-7

Usage

The leaves are used for sarma in Turkey. They are rolled around a filling of rice or minced meat.
Uses environmental use medicinal wood
Edible leaves roots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from rhizomes.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Trachystemon orientalis leaf picture by Petr Figura (cc-by-sa)
Trachystemon orientalis leaf picture by Mutlu Yuksek (cc-by-sa)
Trachystemon orientalis leaf picture by bülent balkan (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Trachystemon orientalis flower picture by kivrak uliana (cc-by-sa)
Trachystemon orientalis flower picture by Mutlu Yuksek (cc-by-sa)
Trachystemon orientalis flower picture by maho maho (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Trachystemon orientalis world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:121212-1
WFO ID wfo-0000410931
COL ID MJ8N
BDTFX ID 68668
INPN ID 126945
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Daphnopsis cordifolia Borago cordifolia Borago inflata Borago orientalis Borago constantinopolitana Psilostemon orientalis Nordmannia cordifolia Trachystemon orientalis