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<big>''[[Phytolacca americana]]'' L.</big> | <big>''[[Phytolacca americana]]'' L.</big> | ||
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:Family: Phytolaccaceae | :Family: Phytolaccaceae | ||
== Synonyms == | == Synonyms == | ||
| − | ''Phytolacca decandra'' L. | + | *''Phytolacca decandra'' L. |
== Vernacular names == | == Vernacular names == | ||
| − | *Pokeweed (En) | + | *Pokeweed (En) |
| + | *Raisin d'Amérique, morelle à grappe (Fr) | ||
*Laos: kub nyuj (Hmong) | *Laos: kub nyuj (Hmong) | ||
*Vietnam: thương lục. | *Vietnam: thương lục. | ||
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== Observations == | == Observations == | ||
| − | Perennial herb, up to 4 m tall, with branched stems and tuberous roots. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 10-40 cm × 4-12 cm. Fruit a berry, subglobose, 1.2 cm in diameter, 10-lobed, dark red, in racemose infructescences. The plant is often distributed by birds which eat the fruits. | + | *Perennial herb, up to 4 m tall, with branched stems and tuberous roots. |
| + | *Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 10-40 cm × 4-12 cm. | ||
| + | *Fruit a berry, subglobose, 1.2 cm in diameter, 10-lobed, dark red, in racemose infructescences. | ||
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| + | The plant is often distributed by birds which eat the fruits. | ||
== Selected sources == | == Selected sources == | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 2 May 2016
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Introduction |
- Family: Phytolaccaceae
Synonyms
- Phytolacca decandra L.
Vernacular names
- Pokeweed (En)
- Raisin d'Amérique, morelle à grappe (Fr)
- Laos: kub nyuj (Hmong)
- Vietnam: thương lục.
Distribution
Originating from North America, now cultivated worldwide and sometimes naturalized. In South-East Asia particularly in Indo-China.
Uses
Young shoots, when cooked, are used as a vegetable. The red fruits have been used to colour wine, but are slightly toxic. All parts, especially the roots, are used medicinally as narcotic, emetic and purgative. The plant is a common ornamental in temperate climates.
Observations
- Perennial herb, up to 4 m tall, with branched stems and tuberous roots.
- Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 10-40 cm × 4-12 cm.
- Fruit a berry, subglobose, 1.2 cm in diameter, 10-lobed, dark red, in racemose infructescences.
The plant is often distributed by birds which eat the fruits.
Selected sources
33, 47, 57, 70.
