STEPHANIA JAPONICA
Author:
John Miers, 1866
Family:
MENISPERMACEAE
Origin:
Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Maluku, Marquesas, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Islands, Norfolk Island, Northern Australia, Philippines, Samoa, Society Islands, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Elevation:
Publisher:
Miers. (1866). In: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 18: 14.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
20 Centimetres
Height:
8 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Menispermum japonicum, Thunb. 1784.
Cocculus japonicus, DC. 1817.
Stephania japonica var. discolor, Forman.
Stephania japonica var. timoriensis, Forman.
The genera name after Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher, 1804-1849, an Austrian botanist who formulated a major system of plant classification. The species name as was first described from Japan. There are several variations discolor, glabra, hispidula, japonica and timoriensis. The bitter-tasting root is very poisonous due to its picrotoxin content. Photo by J. Kwinston, Agaveville.org.
Flower
Greenish White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium - Maximum
