Dichondra micrantha
a perennial member of the Dichondra genus in the family Convolvulaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Dichondra
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Height
- 0.1 m
- Spread
- 1 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Medicinal uses
Historical medicinal uses. These records describe reported uses. They do not establish safety or effectiveness. Ask a qualified health professional before using any plant medicinally.
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Diuretic, febrifuge and styptic[1]. The whole plant is used for treating diarrhoea[2].
- Product or use
- Diuretic
- Product or use
- Febrifuge
- Product or use
- Styptic
Environment
- Range
- E. Asia - China, Japan and Korea.
- Habitat
- Around dwellings and roadsides in lowland warmer areas of Central and Southern Japan[4]. Grasslands on mountain slopes and roadsides at elevations of 1300 - 2000 metres in China[2].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed -
Cultivation
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We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it could succeed outdoors at least in the mildest areas of the country[K]. This species has at times mistakenly been called Dichondra repens, a plant that is confined to New Zealand and Australia[2].
References
? A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press ISBN 0-914294-92-X
Flora of China 1994-00-00 http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Flora of Japan www.foj.info
Ohwi. G. Flora of Japan. (English translation) Smithsonian Institution 1965-00-00