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Tripterospermum japonicum

Botanic Family

Gentianaceae

Author

(Siebold & Zuccarini) Maxim.

Common Names

• Climbing Gentian
• Tjoppi Tuhur (Java)
• Tsuru-rindō (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Taiwan - China
• Himalayas
• Java - Indonesia
• Hokkaido
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Shikoku - Japan
• Korea
• Sakhalin Oblast - Russia

Natural Habitats

• Montane woodland

Flowering Times

• Aug-Oct (Japan)

Fruiting Times

Twining, trailing or erect perennial to 800mm high with creeping rhizomes, glabrous stems and leaves, purplish leaves to 80mm x 35mm. Axillary inflorescences of 30mm greenish-yellow to pale mauve or purple flowers, calyx tube to 8mm long and 5-winged, with lobes as long or slightly longer, corolla about 30mm long, 10mm red-purple berries

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• NYBG
• JDH
• G. Don
• Botanicus
• The Plant List 2
• FOJ