Octagonal maple?

Acer truncatum Bunge, a plant with a wide cluster and developed root system, is suitable for afforestation in hillside areas and has a good effect on water conservation and soil erosion prevention. Acer truncatum maple leaf has beautiful shape and long flowering period. They are planted around buildings and are also good green trees. It is also a medicinal material. Is the melon in China an Illicium of Illicium? Octagonal maple? chinense？ (Lour。 )? Rhett. ? And melon wood? Answer? Sycamore leaf? (Sieb。 ? et？ Zucc。 )? Hurt. ? Lateral roots, fibrous roots, leaves and flowers are used as medicine. Roots can be harvested all year round. After digging, remove the sediment, cut off the lateral roots and fibrous roots and dry them. Pick leaves and flowers in summer and autumn, and dry them for later use or fresh use.

Overview English name: China? Octagonal maple? Family and genus: Alangiaceae? Alias: China Guamu, Shumu, etc. ? Flowering period: June-August, and fruiting period is August-September. ? Distribution: It is distributed in the provinces of the Yangtze River Basin. ? Morphological characteristics: Deciduous trees, up to15m, DBH 40cm. Usually shrubby. Bark is light gray, smooth, branchlets tortuous, sparse or hairless. Bud under petiole, red. Simple leaves alternate, ovoid, base oblique. Entire or slightly lobed, the surface is hairless, the veins on the back are tufted and hairy, with 3 ~ 5 basal veins, which turn orange in autumn leaves. The flowers are yellow and white, the petals are narrow and fragrant, and the filaments and styles are sparse and short and thick at the base. Drupe ovoid, black. The flowering period is May-July, and the fruiting period is 9-65438+1October. ? Geographical distribution: it is distributed in the south of the Yangtze River basin in China, which is naturally distributed but not cultivated. ? Long survival time (100 -300 years).

Ecological habit: Zhengshu. Slightly tolerant of shade, not strict with soil, like fertile and sparse? Loose and moist soil has certain cold resistance, strong germination, pruning resistance, developed root system and strong adaptability. ? Greening purposes: It is a good ornamental tree species. With developed root system and strong adaptability, it can also be used as a shelter forest tree species on both sides of traffic trunk roads. ?