Alias:

Fake litchi, fake variegated wild papaya, Hainan wild papaya, Zagreb in August, Hua Ye papaya, Akebia stem, Liriodendron chinense, nylon, Naiteng, cow eggs, milk, Niu Teng, Niuyabiao, Nuobao, Nuogua, Nuoteng Ye Feng, Liriodendron chinense, Akebia stem, Sinomenine stem, etc.

The source is Chaenomeles speciosa of Chaenomeles of Akebiaceae. hexaphylla？ (Thunb。 )? Decne。 ? var。 ? Tail leaf? Hands. -Maz. And papaya S. chinensis? DC。 , root or whole plant as medicine. Harvest in summer and autumn, wash, slice and dry for later use.

Wood vines. The stems are green, striated, and the old stems are thick, rough, light taupe, and longitudinally cracked. Palmately compound leaves have 5-7 leaflets; Petiole length 5- 10 cm; Leaflets are leathery, oblong, ovoid or oblong-lanceolate, 6-9( 1 1.5) cm long and 2-4 cm wide. The apex is tapered, the base is blunt or wedge-shaped, the edge is slightly thickened, the upper part is dark green and shiny, and the lower part is light green, tender and often covered with more linear spots. The top of midvein is depressed, and both sides of lateral vein and reticular vein are obviously raised; Petiole is 6-25mm long. Flowers monoecious, usually 3-4 flowers form an umbrella-shaped raceme; The total pedicel is slender, and the base is supported by large bud scales; Pedicel 2-3 cm long; Bracts and bracteoles are linear-lanceolate, and are 15- 18 mm long. Male flower: Sepals are pale yellow or milky white on the outside, purple on the inside, the outer wheel is lanceolate, about 18 mm long and 6 mm wide, and the inner wheel is linear lanceolate, about 16 mm long and 3 mm wide; 6 nectary petals, tongue-shaped, about 65438 0.5 mm long, slightly purple at the top; Filaments are tubular, about 4 mm long and anthers are about 3.5 mm long. The pointed appendages formed by connective processes are almost as long as the anther chamber, and the degenerated carpels are small and conical. Female flower: Sepals are similar to male flowers, but slightly larger, and the length of the outer wheel can reach 22-25 mm; Staminodes are about 65438 0 mm long; Carpels ovoid, rod-shaped, stigma skewed. The nectary petals are similar to those of male flowers. The fruit is oblong, 7- 10 cm long and 3-5 cm in diameter; The seeds are nearly triangular, about 1 cm long, flat, and the seed coat is dark brown to nearly black and shiny. It blooms in March-April, and bears -65438+ 10 in June. [2]

Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian. Born in mountain dense forests, thickets on hillsides or sparse forests by streams at an altitude of 500-1300m. The type specimens were collected from Hong Kong. [2]