Chloranthus serratus (Hong Kong)

Chloranthus serratus (Thunb.) Roem. & Schult. (syn: Chloranthus blumeanus Cordem.; Chloranthus quadrifolius A.Gray; Nigrina serrata Thunb.); China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), Russian Far East (Kuril Isl.), South Korea as per Catalogue of Life;      Chloranthus serratus from Hong Kong : […]

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Chloranthus species ?

Chloranthus species ?;       unided herb from Arunachal Pradesh: A common herb in the forest floor in subtropical forests of Namdapha. Locals fry the young leaves of this plant and eat it. They say that this plant cures digestive problems. Was wondering if anybody could identify this for me. Photographed in Namdapha NP, […]

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Chloranthus elatior

Chloranthus elatior Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 140 1821. (Syn: Chloranthus elatior R. Br. (ambiguous synonym); Chloranthus erectus (Buch.-Ham.) B. Verdcourt (ambiguous synonym); Chloranthus erectus (Buch.-Ham.) Sweet (ambiguous synonym); Chloranthus inconspicuus Blanco; Chloranthus officinalis Bl.; Chloranthus salicifolius Presl; Chloranthus sumatranus Miq.; Cryphaea erecta Buch.-Ham.); . China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan), Tibet, Bhutan (Sikkim), India, Thailand, […]

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