Corydalis FUMARIACEAE-CAPPARIDACEAE Gynandropsis 



3. Corydalis sheareri S. Moore (J.B. 1875:225). Fleshy herb, 1-3 dm. high; fls. 

 purple, IV; fr. V. China; locally in Ki. Under hardwood forest. 



4. Corydalis incisa (Thunb.) Pers. ^M (Tzu Chin) (Per. S. 2:269). Bushy herb, 

 1-5 dm. high; fls. pink, III-IV; fr. V. Japan, China; locally in An., Che., Ku. 

 Moist places. Fig. 129. 



5. Corydalis edulis Maxim, (St. P.B. 3rd ser. 24:30). Fleshy herb, to 4dm.; fls. 

 purple, IV-V; fr. V-VII. Northern and central Asia; locally in Ki., Ku. Moist 

 woodland. 



6. Corydalis ophiocarpa Hook. f. & Thorns. (B.M. 430). Fleshy herb, 3-5 dm. 

 high; fls. yellow, IV-V; fr. V-VI. Himalayas to central China; locally in An. 

 Moist valley woods. 



7. Corydalis pallida (Thunb.) Pers. MM. (Huang Chin) (B.H. 207). Bushy herb, 1- 

 5dm. high; fls. yellow, IV; fr. V; pods linear. Asia, North America; locally in 

 An., Che., Ku. Moist places. 



8. Corydalis racemosa (Thunb.) Pers. ®?3§^ (Tuan Ch'ang Ts'ao; Lacerated- 

 intestine Herb) (Per. S. 2:270). Bushy herb, 1-4 dm. high; fls. yellow, III-IV; 

 fr. V-VI. Japan, China; locally in An., Ku. Moist places. 



It is evident from the disagreement in published descriptions and the confusion in the labels 

 on herbarium material that no really statisfactory key to the species of Corydalis in our area 

 can be produced without access to a more complete series of specimens bearing both flowers 

 and fruit. The magnitude of the problem is indicated by the fact that Komarov in his Flora 

 URSS, Vol. VII (1937) has keyed and listed or described over 60 species of this genus. 



2. Dicentra Bernh. ^fcFrM (Ho Pao Mu Tan Shu) 

 Perennial herbs: lvs. ternately decompound or dissected: fls. in racemes; both 

 outer petals spurred at the base: pod 10-20-seeded ; seeds crested. About 15 species, 

 in Asia and North America; one cultivated in China. (Greek term for " two-spurred.") 

 1. Dicentra spectabilis (L.) Lem. Bleeding Heart f^^ttfr (Ho Pao Mu Tan; 

 Pouch Peony) (B.M. 429). Perennial herb, 3-6 dm. high; fls. pink, IV, double- 

 spurred. Introduced from Japan; locally in Ku. Cultivated, ornamental. 



72. CAPPARIDACEAE Caper Family STtal^f (Pai Hua Ts'ai K'o) 

 Plants with watery sap and simple or palmately compound alternate lvs.: fls' 

 usually perfect, more or less irregular; sepals 4; stamens 6 or more, nearly equal; 

 ovary 1-celled, becoming a capsule, berry or drupe, often (as in ours) on a long 

 stipe. 35 genera with 450 species, mostly tropical and subtropical; 4 genera and 

 about 10 species in China. 



1. Gynandropsis DC. t^VctM (Pai Hua Ts'ai Shu) 



Bushy annuals with 5-foliolate lvs.: fls. in racemes; sepals and petals 4; stamens 



joined to the gynophore: capsule slender, stalked. Two species, abundant in tropical 



countries; one in China. (Greek: gum, a female; and andropsis, appearance of a man.) 



1. Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Merr. (G. pentaphylla DC.) rtft^ ( p ai Hua Ts'ai; 



White-flower Herb) (M.F. 216; M.E. 2:209). Bushy herb, to lm.; fls. white, 



VIII-IX. Lfts. ovate. All warm countries; locally in Ku. Roadside thickets. 



Fig. 137. 



Gynandropsis speciosa (HBK) DC. (Prodr. 1 : 238), with oblong leaflets and larger flowers 

 (petals 2.-2.5 cm. long) has been naturalized in Kiangsu. 



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