| Author: |
Cheng Yi Wu & Cheih Chen,
1977 | |
Family: |
SOLANACEAE |
| Origin: |
S-C China |
| Soil: |
Clayish |
| Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
6 Centimetres |
| Height: |
100-150 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Pale Yellow-Green -
Purplish |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
Anisodus acutangulus
var. breviflorus, C.Y.Wu & C.Chen, 1977. |
This member of the
Solanaceae family
was given this name by Cheng Yi Wu & Cheih Chen in 1977. It is found in
south-western Sichuan and north-western Yunnan; South-Central China, growing in a well drained
clayish soil with quite some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 10 or even 150 centimetres in height. The flowers are pale yellow-green,
sometimes purplish.
The roots, which are
extremely toxic, are used medicinally to ease pain and for stomachache.
The genera name is a
compound of the Greek words ἄνισος; ánisos: 'unequal' and ὀδούς
odoús, 'tooth', hence signifying 'having teeth of different
lengths' – so called from the observation that certain species have
calyces featuring lobes or teeth of unequal length. The species name
acutangulus is derived from Latin; angulus ; 'angle' and
acutus; 'sharp'. |
