This is the big male plant, 30-50 years old.
The caudex is 30 centimetres in
diameter.
The female plant I got is smaller, but still flowers.
It seems like the female is more rough in the caudex,
don't
know if it's general.
The Latin name referring to its sap, which is blood-red.
Male
flower.
Female
flower.
The
flowers starts, then follows the leaves.
Clusters
of fruits
Where
to buy it in Hong Kong 2000. 10 gr.=1 UK£
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| Author: |
Curt Polycarp J. Spreng, 1827 |
| Family: |
MENISPERMACEAE |
| Origin: |
Andaman
Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Java, Laos, Malaya,
Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi + Sumatera; Indonesia,
Thailand, Vietnam |
| Soil: |
Rich |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
60
Centimetres |
| Height: |
8
Meters |
| Flower:
|
Orange |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Clypea
venosa, Blume.
Stephania prapatensis, Yamam.
Often seen
the invalid name: Stephania rotundifolia. |
This member of the Menispermaceae
was described by Curt Polycarp Joachim Spreng in 1827. It is found in
southern Asia, where it grows in
rich soil with some water and not that much sun. The flowers are orange,
and it can also be reproduced by cutting.
In Hong Kong its known as a medicine-plant which can cure almost
everything
from a cold to cancer! Quiet expensive, 10 gr.=1 UK£. The biggest ones
was 60 cm in diameter, around 40 Kg! It didn't exactly fit in my
hand-luggage.
The genera name after Stephan
Ladislaus Endlicher, 1804-1849, an Austrian botanist who formulated
a major system of plant classification. The species name referring to
its sap, which is blood-red.
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