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Useful Temperate Plants

Ajuga macrosperma

Wall. ex Benth.

Lamiaceae

+ Synonyms

Ajuga decumbens D.Don

Ajuga geniculata Maxim.

Ajuga repens Roxb.

Ajuga sikkimensis Miq.

Ajuga thomsonii Maxim.

Bulga macrosperma (Wall. ex Benth.) Kuntze

Common Name:

Ajuga macrosperma
Drawing of the flowering stem (Fig 4 - 5 only)
Photograph by: Flora of China Illustrations vol. 17, fig. 146, 4-5
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General Information

Ajuga macrosperma is a herbaceous, perennial plant with erect to prostrate stems that can be 15 - 40cm or more tall. The plant is sometimes stoloniferous, spreading to form a small clump[
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.

Range

E. Asia - southern China, Taiwan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Habitat

Shady areas in forests, limestone forests, ravines, grassy roadsides; at elevations from 400 - 2,600 metres[
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
]. Moist, rocky places in Nepal[
272
Title
Plants and People of Nepal
Publication
 
Author
Manandhar. N. P.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
2002
ISBN
0-88192-527-6
Description
Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitPerennial
Height0.20 m
PollinatorsInsects
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Ajuga macrosperma is found from southern China to the Himalayas and Indo China, growing in mainly tropical areas, but at elevations up to 2,600 metres. It should be able to be grown outdoors, at least in the mildest regions of the temperate zone.
Plants in this genus usually prefer a humus-rich, moisture retentive soil and a sunny position[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The plant (part not specified) is used in the treatment of nephritis[
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The juice of the roots is applied to boils and pimples[
272
Title
Plants and People of Nepal
Publication
 
Author
Manandhar. N. P.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
2002
ISBN
0-88192-527-6
Description
Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in situ or in containers in a greenhouse for planting out later.
Division in spring.
Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-03-28. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Ajuga+macrosperma>

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