Decaisnea fargesii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Lardizabalaceae |
Genus: | Decaisnea |
Species: | D. fargesii
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Binomial name | |
Decaisnea fargesii |
Decaisnea fargesii, the blue sausage fruit, [3] blue bean shrub, [4] or dead men's fingers, [5] is a member of the family Lardizabalaceae, and is native to Nepal, Tibet and China. [2] It is a deciduous shrub that grows to 4 m tall [3] and broad, but may achieve 8 m (26 ft) eventually.
It has divided leaves up to 90 cm (35 in) long, but its main attraction is the pendant bean-like pods, which appear in autumn, and are an unusual blue-grey colour. It is hardy to −20 °C (−4 °F) [6] or lower [7] and prefers a sheltered position.
The species was first described in 1892 by French botanist Adrien René Franchet. [1] [2]
Both the online Flora of China [8] and Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) [9] do not consider this a separate species from Decaisnea insignis, but Plants of the World Online [2] does.
Decaisnea fargesii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Lardizabalaceae |
Genus: | Decaisnea |
Species: | D. fargesii
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Binomial name | |
Decaisnea fargesii |
Decaisnea fargesii, the blue sausage fruit, [3] blue bean shrub, [4] or dead men's fingers, [5] is a member of the family Lardizabalaceae, and is native to Nepal, Tibet and China. [2] It is a deciduous shrub that grows to 4 m tall [3] and broad, but may achieve 8 m (26 ft) eventually.
It has divided leaves up to 90 cm (35 in) long, but its main attraction is the pendant bean-like pods, which appear in autumn, and are an unusual blue-grey colour. It is hardy to −20 °C (−4 °F) [6] or lower [7] and prefers a sheltered position.
The species was first described in 1892 by French botanist Adrien René Franchet. [1] [2]
Both the online Flora of China [8] and Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) [9] do not consider this a separate species from Decaisnea insignis, but Plants of the World Online [2] does.