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Datisca
Datisca cannabina
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A perennial herb native to the eastern Mediterranean and Central Asia, cultivated in botanical gardens in Japan. Named 'cannabina' for its hemp-like pinnate compound leaves. Contains a yellow dye pigment.
Identification Points
- βLarge, odd-pinnate compound leaves resembling hemp
- βLarge herb reaching 1β2 m tall
- βSmall yellow-green flowers in spike-like inflorescences (dioecious)
Habitat
Botanical gardens, cultivated (not wild in Japan)
Season
JulyβAugust (flowers)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Growth form
Herb
Leaf type
Compound
Leaf shape
Palmate
Habitat
Cultivated
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Dentate
Stipules
Absent
Ovary position
Inferior
Compound type
Pinnate
Phylogenetic Positionγγγ£γΉγ«η§ β
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Cucurbitales > Datiscaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Evolution Notes
Datiscaceae belongs to Cucurbitales; a rare herbaceous group that fixes nitrogen through symbiosis with the actinobacterium Frankia, similar to root nodule bacteria.
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