Pinellia ternata

Pinellia ternata

  • Pinellia ternata
  • Pinellia ternata
  • Flower name
    Pinellia ternata
  • Scientific name
    Pinellia ternata
  • Aliascrowdipper
  • Place of originJapan to Chaina
  • Place of floweringFields and footpaths, Potted flower
  • Flowering seasonMay, June, July, August

What is Pinellia ternata

Crowddipper, Scientific name: Pinellia ternata) is a perennial herb belonging to the genus Pinellia of the family Araceae, native to Japan from China. In Japan, it is a wild grass of 30-40 cm in plant height that grows naturally in the fields and fields of Hokkaido-Kyushu. The underground tubers are spherical with a diameter of 1 to 2 cm, and those dried after removing the cork layer become the raw material for the herbal medicine called 'hange'. Take 1 to 3 10-20 cm long rooted leaves from the tuber. Attach a small 3-5 mm diameter beadlet (mukago) to the center of the petiole and the base of the leaflets. The leaves consist of 4 small leaves. In summer, take out the flower stalk and attach a green flower innocence in the form of a green, scaly flower to the end of the flower stalk. The genus name "Pinellia" is a dedication to the Italian botanist "G. V. Pinelli (Dr. Pinelli)", and the species minor "ternata" means "three numbers" in Latin.

Generic name:Crowddipper, Scientific name:Pinellia ternata, aka:Karasu-bishaku, Origin:Hokkaido- Honshu-Kyushu of Japan,Korean Peninsula to China, Environment: Field, leaf: 3 bi-leaf (single leaf with 3 folds in palm), plant height: 30-40 cm, petiole length: 15-20 cm, leaf color: green, inflorescence form: meat ear inflorescence, Inflorescence pattern length: 25 to 35 cm, female inflorescence length: 2 mm, male inflorescence length: 5 to 7 mm, flower stem length: 20 to 30 cm, inflorescence: no, male flower: 2 male flower, female flower: 1 female flower, flower color: Green, flowering stage: May to August, rhizome diameter: 1 to 2 cm, fruit type: green on berries, usage: horticultural plants, medicinal plants.


  • Order
    Alismatales
  • Family
    Araceae
  • Genus
    Pinellia
  • Species
    P. ternata
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Fleshy inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Funnel/trumpet shaped
  • Leaf type
    Palm shape
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeperennial herb
  • Flower colorsGreen
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height30.0 ~ 40.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.3 ~ 0.5 cm

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