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Dactylicapnos scandens

Botanic Family

Papaveraceae

Author

(D .Don) Hutchinson

Common Names

• Kuan guo zi jin long (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bhutan
• W. Guangxi
• S. Xizang
• S. Yunnan - China
• Assam
• Sikkim - India
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• N. Thailand
• N. Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• grassland
• disturbed areas
• shady place
• thickets

Flowering Times

• Jul-Nov (China)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Dec (China)

Climbing herbaceous tendril perennial with leaf-opposed racemes to 50mm of up to 14 flowers, 22mm white or yellow flowers tipped pink or pale purple, 25mm x 8mm purple, red, whitish or pale yellow capsule, bipinnate leaves, cirrhiferous petioles

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Manandhar 2002
• Mobot
• RHS A-Z
• FOC
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus