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Species of flowering plant

Urophysa henryi
Urophysa henryi growing in a rock crevice in Guizhou
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Urophysa
Species: U. henryi
Binomial name
Urophysa henryi
(Oliv.) Ulbr.
Synonyms

Urophysa henryi is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to southern China.

Description

Urophysa henryi is a perennial herb. It produces approximately eight leaves, sparsely covered in fine downy hairs and measuring 3–4.5 cm (1.2–1.8 in) in length. The leaf stalks are 3.6–12 cm (1.4–4.7 in) long. The leaves consist of three oblique fan-shaped leaflets, the side leaflets having two unequal lobes each, and the central leaflet being slightly smaller with three lobes and sometimes a short stalk. The inflorescences measure around 5 cm (2 in) long and produce three flowers, which are 2–2.5 cm (0.8–1.0 in) in diameter and have stalks of 1.5–7 cm (0.6–2.8 in). The sepals are blue to pinkish-white, oval-shaped and 0.5–7 cm (0.2–2.8 in) long, with a smooth upper and downy lower surface. The petals are around 5 mm long, boat-shaped and lacking a nectar spur. The stamens measure 3.5–9 mm in length and the staminodes 2.5–3.5 mm.

Taxonomy

The species was initially described by Daniel Oliver in 1888 as Isopyrum henryi. It was variously reassigned to the genera Aquilegia (by Achille Eugène Finet and François Gagnepain in 1904) and Semiaquilegia (by James Ramsay Drummond and John Hutchinson in 1920) before its now-accepted classification as a new genus Urophysa by Oskar Eberhard Ulbrich in 1929.

Etymology

The specific epithet henryi honours the Irish botanist Augustine Henry, who collected the type specimen from the vicinity of Liantuo village near Yichang, Hubei Province, China.

Distribution and habitat

Urophysa henryi is native to Guizhou, western Hubei, northwestern Hunan, and Sichuan provinces in China. It grows on cliffs and in fissures in rocks in karst landscapes.

Conservation

As of December 2024, the species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List.

Ecology

Urophysa henryi flowers from March to April.

Uses

The plant is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat bruises.

References

  1. ^ "Urophysa henryi (Oliv.) Ulbr." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. ^ Dezhi, Fu; Robinson, Orbélia R. "Urophysa henryi". Flora of China. Vol. 6. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ Oliver, Daniel (1888). "Isopyrum henryi, Oliv." Hooker's Icones Plantarum. 3. 18: pl.1745. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  4. Gledhill, David (2006). The names of plants (4th. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521866456. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  5. ^ Avent, Tony (14 January 2022). "Meet Urophysa". Juniper Level Botanic Garden. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  6. "Ranunculaceae — family". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

External links

Taxon identifiers
Urophysa henryi
Isopyrum henryi
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