| Author: |
Adolph Pascher, 1909 | |
Family: |
SOLANACEAE |
| Origin: |
Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau;
China, Nepal |
| Soil: |
Mix - Rich |
| Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
5 Centimetres |
| Height: |
80-100 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Yellow-Green - Purple -
Dark-Purple |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
Shan Lang Dang |
| Synonyms: |
Scopolia tangutica, Carl
Johann Maximowicz, 1881.
Anisodus tanguticus var. viridulus, C.Y.Wu & C.Chen.
Scopolina tangutica, Kuntze.
Whitleya tangutica, Sandina. |
This member of the
Solanaceae family
was given this name by Adolph Pascher in 1909. It is found from the Hengduan
Mountains of Sichuan and Yunnan in the east, through Qinghai and Gansu
in the northwest, Tibet in the west, and Nepal in the south, from
altitudes of 2,800 to 4,200 metres. It is growing in a drained, but
sometime rich soil with quite some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 80 or even 100 centimetres in height. The flowers are yellow-green to dark
purple.
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 specific name
tanguticus is a geographical epithet, signifying 'belonging to the
Tangut region' i.e. 'growing in the land of the Tangut people'. |
