Introduction of Epilobium Herb in Epilobium sect:(33).Epilobium ciliatum Raf.
✵The article gives records of the herb (33).Epilobium ciliatum Raf., its English name, Latin name, common names, property and flavor, its botanical source plant species, with a detailed introduction to the botanical features of this plant species, the growth characteristics, and ecological environment of this plant species.
Epilobium sect:(33).Epilobium ciliatum Raf.
Introduction: Epilobium sect is a section in the Epilobium genus of the Onagraceae family (evening primrose family), perennial herbs, upright, ascending, or prostrate. Stems are cylindrical or quadrangular. Leaves are opposite (occasionally whorled) at least below inflorescence and alternate sparsely spirally (E. sinense H. Lev.). Flowers are actinomorphic, parallel to the stem axis when blooming; flower tube exists; petal apex is concave to deeply 2-lobed; stamens vary in length in 2 whorls, pollen grains are yellow, pollinated by quadruple pollen; style is always upright; stigma is usually entire, clavate to capitate, as long as or higher than stamens, sometimes 4-lobed and higher than stamens.
Botanical description: Epilobium ciliatum Raf is classified in the Epilobium genus, of the Onagraceae family. Its synonyms are Epilobium maximowiczii, Epilobium glandulosum, Epilobium punctatum, Epilobium glandulosum var. kurilense, Epilobium glandulosum var. asiaticum, Epilobium kurilense, etc.
Epilobium ciliatum Raf is a perennial herb, rosette-like buds grow from the base of the stem, sparsely with succulent scales, and root suckers grow from under the ground; stems grow up to 0.9~1.5 meters, severally branched, pubescent and glandular hairs, the lower part gradually glabrous and often with a hairy ridgeline, the base without persistent scale leaves; leaves are opposite, lanceolate or narrowly ovate, 2.5~6 or 7 cm long, the apex is sharp or almost tapering, the base is rounded, sparsely subcordate, the margin is serrated, 5~8 pairs of lateral veins, pubescent on veins and margins; petiole is 1~3 mm long, leaves are sessile on the upper part of the stem;
The inflorescence is covered with curly and glandular hairs; flowers are upright, pedicels are 2~5 mm long; flower tube throat has a ring of sparse hairs; sepals are lanceolate-oblong, carinate (cariniform), 2.4~3.5 mm, covered with curly hairs and glands hair; petals are pink or rose-purple, dilute-white, oblong-obovate, apex concave; the ovary is densely pubescent and with glandular hairs, style is glabrous, stigma is clavate or cylindrical, surrounded by outer anthers when flowering;
Capsular fruit is 4.5~7 cm long, sparsely curvaceous and glandular hairs; carpopodium (fruit stalk) is 0.5~0.8 or 1.4 cm long; seeds are narrowly obovate or oblong-elliptic, 0.8~1.2 mm long, with longitudinal ridges arranged papillae; there is a rostrum (beak) at the top; tassels are white, 6~8 mm long, easy to fall off; it's flowering period is from July to August or September, fruiting from August to October.
Ecological environment: Epilobium ciliatum Raf grows beside creeks, riverbeds, beaches, springs, grass slopes, and other wet places, in areas at altitudes of 700~2,100 meters, in China, it grows in the northeast area, the plant also grows in Far East Asia, northeast Asia, in North America it is widely distributed in Alaska and western mountainous areas of USA (the United States of America), Canada, Greenland, Mexico and Guatemala in Central America, and Chile and Argentina in South America.
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1.Introduction of Epilobium Herb in Epilobium sect:(33).Epilobium ciliatum Raf.
✵The article gives records of the herb (33).Epilobium ciliatum Raf., its English name, Latin name, common names, property and flavor, its botanical source plant species, with a detailed introduction to the botanical features of this plant species, the growth characteristics, and ecological environment of this plant species.
Introduction: Epilobium sect is a section in the Epilobium genus of the Onagraceae family (evening primrose family), perennial herbs, upright, ascending, or prostrate. Stems are cylindrical or quadrangular. Leaves are opposite (occasionally whorled) at least below inflorescence and alternate sparsely spirally (E. sinense H. Lev.). Flowers are actinomorphic, parallel to the stem axis when blooming; flower tube exists; petal apex is concave to deeply 2-lobed; stamens vary in length in 2 whorls, pollen grains are yellow, pollinated by quadruple pollen; style is always upright; stigma is usually entire, clavate to capitate, as long as or higher than stamens, sometimes 4-lobed and higher than stamens.
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