Linearpetal Goldflower Tree
Linearpetal Goldflower Tree Plant Attributes
Chinese Name Linearpetal Goldflower Tree Alias Latin Name Blastus apricus Family Melastomataceae Genus Blastus Origin and Distribution China's Hunan, Guangdong, Jiangxi, FujianLinearpetal Goldflower Tree Plant Introduction
The Linearpetal Goldflower Tree is a shrub, 1(-2) meters tall; the stem is cylindrical, with many branches, and young branches are densely covered with puberulent hair and yellow small glandular dots. The leaves are papery, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate or ovate; the paniculate inflorescence composed of corymbs is terminal, with purple-red petals that are ovate, suborbicular, or obovate; the capsule is elliptical, flowering period is June-July, fruiting period is October-November, sometimes the upper part of the plant flowers while the lower part bears fruit. The whole plant of Linearpetal Goldflower Tree can be used as medicine, with the effects of invigorating the spleen, promoting diuresis, and invigorating blood and regulating menstruation.