Alangium platanifolium
Famille: Alangiaceae, Genre: Alangium
Arbuste à feuilles caduques (3m de haut par 2m de large).
Habitat
- Exposition
- Plein soleil
- Humidité
- Humidité moyenne.
- Sol
- Tous sols. Nécessite un sol drainant.
- pH
- Sol acide ou calcaire
- Rusticité
- Zone 8
- Habitat originel
- Woodland thickets, 1200 - 2100 metres in W. China[109].
- Origine géographique
- Asie orientale - Chine, Japon
Usages médicinaux
- The root is used in the treatment of rheumatism and other bone diseases [218].
Autres usages
- The leaves and the bark of the root are used as an insecticide [178].
- The leaves and stem bark according to another report [218].
Culture
- Succeeds in any moderately fertile well-drained soil [200].
- Requires full sun and a sheltered position [182, 200].
- A fairly hardy plant[1], but it does not succeed outdoors at Kew, the soft pithy shoots being cut back by winter cold [11].
- It grows well in Gloucestershire [11, 182].
- This species is closely related to A. chinense [200].
Propagation
- Seed - we have no details for this species but suggest sowing the seed in a greenhouse in the spring .
- When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter .
- Plant them out in early summer and consider giving them some protection from the cold for their first winter outdoors .
- Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in sand in a frame [200].
Calendrier
- En fleur
- 6 - 7
Pollinisation
- Type de fleur
- Hermaphrodite (les fleurs ont des organes mâles et femelles)
- Auto-fertile
- Non
Divers
- Pollution
- Non
- Autres réferences
- [11, 109, 200]
Réferences
[11] Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. 1981.
A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures.
A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures.
[109] Plantae Wilsonae.
Details of the palnts collected by the plant collector E. H. Wilson on his travels in China. Gives some habitats. Not for the casual reader.
Details of the palnts collected by the plant collector E. H. Wilson on his travels in China. Gives some habitats. Not for the casual reader.
[177] Plants for Human Consumption. 1984.
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
[178] Chinese Materia Medica.
A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating.
A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating.
[182] Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. 1992.
Contains a wide range of plants with a brief description, mainly of their ornamental value but also usually of cultivation details and varieties.
Contains a wide range of plants with a brief description, mainly of their ornamental value but also usually of cultivation details and varieties.
[200] The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. 1992.
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[218] Medicinal Plants of China 1985.
Details of over 1,200 medicinal plants of China and brief details of their uses. Often includes an analysis, or at least a list of constituents. Heavy going if you are not into the subject.
Details of over 1,200 medicinal plants of China and brief details of their uses. Often includes an analysis, or at least a list of constituents. Heavy going if you are not into the subject.
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