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Codonopsis lanceolata

Botanic Family

Campanulaceae

Author

(Siebold & Zuccarini) Bentham & Hooker f.

Common Names

• Tai wan dang shen (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Heilongjiang
• Jilin
• Liaoning - China
• Iraq
• Hokkaido
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Shikoku - Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Korea
• Russian far East

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• forest
• montane & hill woodland

Flowering Times

• Autumn Jul-Aug (China)
• Aug-Oct (Japan)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Aug (China)

Herbaceous glabrous or glabrescent perennial tuberous twiner with leaves to 100mm x 40mm, terminal solitary or paired flowers, 40mm yellow-green or white flushed purple flowers spotted & striped violet inside, green calyx segments to 25mm x 10mm, corolla to 35mm long, lobes to 10mm, fruit a capsule 25mm across

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• RHS A-Z
• The Plant List 2
• FOJ
• Kew