In the forest south of the southern slope of Qinling in China, there is a relatively special vine plant, its vine stem is very long, has a strong adsorption, winding characteristics, the most obvious feature is that the flowers grow on the old stem, people call it ivy oil hemp vine. Today I will introduce this plant.
First, botanical information about the ivy oil hemp vine
1. Name and classification attributes
Ivy oil hemp vine is the official middle name, this name is derived from the "Chinese main plants of the map of the legume family", in the "Flora of China" determined as the official middle name; the alias is recorded in the "Economic Plant Manual" as evergreen oil hemp vine; in Hubei called cow horse vine, old crow pillow; aliases also evergreen li bean, mountain dragon, cotton hemp vine, etc.; in plant taxonomy belongs to the legume mucuna genus (alias oil ma vine genus, blood vine genus) evergreen winding wood vine.
2, distribution and growth environment
Ivy oil hemp vine is mainly distributed in many provinces and regions south of the Qinling Mountains in China; it usually grows on subtropical hillsides, ravine forests, and bushes.
3, appearance characteristics
The first is a large evergreen winding wooden vine, with a stem up to 25 meters long, an old stem up to 30 cm in diameter, wrinkled bark, and longitudinal edges on young branches.
The second is that the pinnate compound leaves have 3 leaflets, the leaves are leathery, shiny, ovate and oblong, the leaf edges are fully margined, and the petiole is smooth.
The third is a general inflorescence growing on the old stem, 10-30 cm long, the flowers are large and beautiful, the corolla is butterfly-shaped, dark purple, black after drying, and blooms in April and May;
The pods are woody, flattened, banded, and the seeds are shrunk into a nearly rosary shape, and the fruit ripens in August-October.
4, growth habits
Ivy oil hemp vine has strong adaptability, likes light, likes warm and humid climate, is shade tolerant, drought tolerant and thin, has strong resistance to diseases and insect pests, is not strict on soil requirements, and prefers deep, fertile and well-drained calcareous soils.
Second, the main use of ivy oil hemp vine
First, it is an evergreen vine, strong adsorption and winding ability, evergreen all year round, flowers born in the old dry, full of purple stems when flowering in April and May, and bunches of pods in autumn, with high ornamental value, is a good climbing green plant. Suitable for green columns, green corridors, green doors, trellises, green pavilions, roof roof greening, highway slope greening.
Second, the whole plant of ivy oil hemp vine can be used medicinally, its taste is bitter, the sex is warm, and it has the effect of relieving tendons, invigorating blood and dispersing stasis. It mainly contains flavonoids such as spiny anthracene, soy suvin and other active ingredients. Please follow your doctor's advice when using medicines.
Third, its seeds contain proteins, inorganic elements, etc., which can be edible and oiled. Its roots extract starch. Its branches can be used to weave baskets. The stem skin fiber can be woven into sacks and paper.