Photo from from Botany.cz.
The swollen root by Farmer Dodds,
Flickr.com.
The flower by Peganum, Flickr.com.
And a brownish-purple from Botany.cz. |
| Author: |
Curt Polycarp J. Sprengel, 1824 | |
Family: |
SOLANACEAE |
| Origin: |
Bhutan, China, India, Nepal |
| Soil: |
Rich |
| Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
Centimetres |
| Height: |
50-120 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Pale Yellow-Green -
Brownish-Purple |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
Common Anisodus |
| Synonyms: |
Might be: Anisodus stramonifolius, G. Don, 1830.
Physalis stramonifolia,
Wall. 1824.
Whitleya stramonifolia, Sweet, 1825.
Scopolia lurida, Dunal, 1852.
Anisodus fischerianus, Pascher, 1909.
Nicandra anomala, Link & Otto, 1855.
Scopolia mairei, H. Lév. 1915.
Scopolia anomala, Airy Shaw, 1937.
Scopolia stramonifolia, Shrestha, 1969.
Anisodus mairei, C.Y.Wu&C.Chen, 1977.
Anisodus anomalus, V.S.Kumar.
Hyoscyamus luridus, E.H.L.Krause.
Scopolina stemonifolia, Kuntze. |
This member of the
Solanaceae family
was given this name by Curt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in 1824. It is found in
Bhutan, China, India and Nepal, growing in a rich soil with quite some water and
some sun. The swollen root can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
from 50 to 120centimetres in height. The flowers are pale yellow-green,
and can have some brownish-purple markings.
The genera name is a
compound of the Greek words ἄνισος;´ánisos: 'unequal' and ὀδούς
odoús, 'tooth', hence signifying 'having teeth of different
lengths' – so called from the observation that certain species have
calyces featuring lobes or teeth of unequal length. The species' name
means 'pale yellow', for the flowers. |
