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Stephania tetrandra

About

Botryodiscia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae. It includes a single species, Botryodiscia tetrandra, is a herbaceous perennial vine or scrambling subshrub native native to southern China, Hainan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. It grows from a short, woody caudex, climbing to a height of around three meters. The leaves are arranged spirally on the stem, and are peltate, i.e. with the leaf petiole attached near the centre of the leaf. Its root is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Stephania tetrandra
Slug
stephania-tetrandra
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Menispermaceae
Genus
Stephania
Species
tetrandra
Wikidata QID
Q1023664
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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