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Tricyrtis macropoda Miq.

Species

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Characteristics

Stem to 1 m, sparsely or densely hispidulous distally. Leaves ovate-elliptic, oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, (6--)8--16(--19) × (4--)6--10 cm, hispidulous on both surfaces, base cordate or rounded and amplexicaul, margin hispidulous-ciliate, apex acute or acuminate. Cymes terminal and usually also axillary in distal part of stem, several to many flowered; rachis and pedicels brownish hispidulous; pedicels 1.4--3 cm. Tepals reflexed, greenish white or white, with purple-red spots, ovate-elliptic to lanceolate, 1.5--2 cm × 5--7 mm; outer ones wider than inner ones, basally saccate. Stamens 1.5--2 cm; filaments with purple spots. Ovary glabrous. Stigmatic lobes 1--1.5 cm. Capsule 2--3 cm. Fl. and fr. Jun--Oct. 2 n = 26.
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A herb with a rhizome or underground stem. It keeps growing from year to year. The stem is 1 m high. The stems are erect. The leaves are oval and 8-16 cm long by 6-10 cm wide. They are pale green and clasp the stem. The leaves curl at the tip. There are several flowers at the ends of stems. The flowers are greenish-white with purple-red spots. The fruit is a capsule 2-3 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.7
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests, rocky ledges and grassy slopes between 800-2400 m altitude in China. It suits hardiness zones 5-9.
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Forests, grassy slopes and rock crevices at elevations of 800-2400 metres.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible leaves shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown by division.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 13
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Tricyrtis macropoda world distribution map, present in China and Japan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:542487-1
WFO ID wfo-0000750455
COL ID 58NGS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Compsoa macropoda Tricyrtis macropoda Tricyrtis macropoda var. hirsuta Tricyrtis macropoda var. glabrescens Tricyrtis bakeri var. glabra Tricyrtis macropoda var. nomurae Tricyrtis macropoda var. macropoda Tricyrtis macropoda f. hirsuta Tricyrtis macropoda f. glabrescens

Lower taxons

Tricyrtis macropoda var. chiugokuensis
WorldFloraDB 2024