Disporum trabeculatum Gagnep.

"Disporum trabeculatum Gagnep. is an odd Solomon's seal from Vietnam that has thrived for us for a couple of decades in our woodland garden. The stalks and foliage remain evergreen until temperatures drop below 15 degrees F"

Disporum trabeculatum Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 286 (1934).

Disporum trabeculatum Gagnep., Photo by Điệp Nguyễn

its native range is S. China to Vietnam.

Latin name:

Disporum trabeculatum Gagnep.

Family:

Colchicaceae DC.

Synonyms:

Tovaria esquirolii H.Lév.

Disporum austrosinense H.Hara

Vietnamese name:

Song bào đá; Trúc vạn thọ gân ngang.

Chinese name:

横脉万寿竹 heng mai wan shou zhu

Describtion:

Rhizome hard. Stem simple or branched distally, sometimes tufted, 20-80 cm. Petiole 3-10 mm; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate to elliptic, 6-14 × 2-5.5 cm, subleathery, cross veins distinct, base rounded to broadly cuneate, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescences terminal, umbellate, 2-5-flowered; pedicels 1--3 cm. Tepals whitish, yellowish, or purplish, spatulate-oblanceolate, 1-2 cm × 3-7 mm, minutely pilose at margin and near base adaxially. Stamens slightly shorter than or equaling tepals; filaments 5-9 mm, minutely papillose proximally; anthers 3--5 mm. Ovary 2-2.5 mm. Style 5-14 mm.

Distribution: 

China South-Central, China Southeast, Vietnam (Lào Cai, Cao Bằng, Hà Nội, Quảng Trị, Đà Nẵng, Quảng Nam).

Ecological:

The tree grows naturally in evergreen forest, at an altitude of 500 - 1600m. 

Flower times:

Mar-Jun.

Type:

Pharmacology:

Uses:

In VietNam: Tonic, relieve pain, rheumatism bone pain (rhizome)..

References:

https://www.ipni.org/n/534079-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534079-1

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001219

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atalantia_monophylla

http://tracuuduoclieu.vn/disporum-trabeculatum-gagnep.html.

http://bnh-flora.gov.bd/species-description/?id=2214

https://www.plantdelights.com/products/disporum-trabeculatum