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Accession Data:

Chloranthus spicatus (Thunb.) Makino

  • Common Name: Pearl Orchid, Chicken Feet Orchid
  • Family: Chloranthaceae R. Br.

  • Country of Origin: China, Thailand

  • Culture: culture in cool greenhouse
  • USDA Zone: 9b-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199200568
  • Source: Linda Mast
  • Recorded Vouchers:
    1. Voucher 143430 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 1 May 2007. Herbarium Image
  • Accession Date: 12-04-1992
  • Bench: 3108 - EVO: Basal Angiosperms
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 02-21-2023

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: basal angiosperms
  • Order: Chloranthales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Chloranthaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005

References (internal):

  • Basal Angiosperms (paleodicots)
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • Plants with Vouchers deposited in CONN
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / China North-Central / China Southeast / Thailand

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, September 03, 2017.
  2. Chloranthus spicatus at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Sunday, September 03, 2017.

data regenerated on Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:39:07 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Chloranthus spicatus

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Current Accessions in the Chloranthaceae

  • Chloranthus spicatus
  • Sarcandra glabra
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