Staphylea bumalda
DC.
Staphyleaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Staphylea bumalda is a deciduous shrub or small tree with spreading branches; it usually grows up to 2 metres tall, but occasionally reaches 5 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.
].
The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is a popular vegetable in parts of its range and has potential for medicinal use[
1688- Title
- New triterpenoids from Staphylea bumalda flower buds and their neuroprotective activity against H2O2-induced injury
- Publication
- Arch. Pharm. Res. October 2018
- Author
- Zheng-Xi Zhang et al
- Website
- http://doi.org/10.1007/s12272-018-1086-3
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 1976-3786
- Description
-
]. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.
Staphylea bumalda has a very wide distribution, a large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
11- Title
- Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement.
- Publication
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- Author
- Bean. W.
- Publisher
- Murray
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- 1981
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- -
- Description
- A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures.
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200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
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- 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.
,
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 - China (Anhui, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan), Japan, Korea.
Habitat
Woods and by streams in lowland and hilly areas; at elevations up to 1,300 metres[
58- Title
- Flora of Japan. (English translation)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ohwi. G.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Year
- 1965
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.
]. Open forests and roadsides[
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.
].
Properties
Conservation Status | Least Concern |
Edibility Rating | |
Medicinal Rating | |
Other Uses Rating | |
Habit | Deciduous Tree |
Height | 1.80 m |
Pollinators | Insects |
Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Staphylea bumalda is generally a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -30°c when fully dormant. The Japanese form of the species, however, is rather more tender[
11- Title
- Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bean. W.
- Publisher
- Murray
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures.
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- Shrubs.
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- Author
- Phillips. R. & Rix. M.
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- Pan Books
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN
- 0-330-30258-2
- Description
- Excellent photographs and a terse description of 1,900 species and cultivars.
,
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.
]. The plants flower best in years that follow hot summers[
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.
].
Tolerant of a wide range of soils so long as they are not too dry[
182- Title
- Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Thomas. G. S.
- Publisher
- Murray
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-7195-5043-2
- Description
- Contains a wide range of plants with a brief description, mainly of their ornamental value but also usually of cultivation details and varieties.
,
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.
], it prefers a rich loamy soil in full sun or semi-shade[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
,
11- Title
- Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bean. W.
- Publisher
- Murray
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures.
,
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.
].
Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[
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
Young leaves - cooked[
105- Title
- Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tanaka. T. & Nakao S.
- Publisher
- Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
,
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
,
179- Title
- Famine Foods listed in the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Reid. B. E.
- Publisher
- Southern Materials Centre; Taipei
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A translation of an ancient Chinese book on edible wild foods. Fascinating.
,
1687- Title
- Wild food plants and wild edible fungi in two valleys of the Qinling Mountains (Shaanxi, central China)
- Publication
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2012, 9:26
- Author
- Yongxiang Kang, Lukasz Luczaj, Jin Kang & Shijiao Zhang
- Website
- http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/9/1/26
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Basic information on 185 wild food plant species.
]. Boiled, then eaten with oil and salt[
179- Title
- Famine Foods listed in the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Reid. B. E.
- Publisher
- Southern Materials Centre; Taipei
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A translation of an ancient Chinese book on edible wild foods. Fascinating.
]. They can be dried for later use[
1687- Title
- Wild food plants and wild edible fungi in two valleys of the Qinling Mountains (Shaanxi, central China)
- Publication
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2012, 9:26
- Author
- Yongxiang Kang, Lukasz Luczaj, Jin Kang & Shijiao Zhang
- Website
- http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/9/1/26
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Basic information on 185 wild food plant species.
]. Often seen as a famine food and only eaten when better foods are not available[
179- Title
- Famine Foods listed in the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Reid. B. E.
- Publisher
- Southern Materials Centre; Taipei
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A translation of an ancient Chinese book on edible wild foods. Fascinating.
].
Flower buds - cooked[
1687- Title
- Wild food plants and wild edible fungi in two valleys of the Qinling Mountains (Shaanxi, central China)
- Publication
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2012, 9:26
- Author
- Yongxiang Kang, Lukasz Luczaj, Jin Kang & Shijiao Zhang
- Website
- http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/9/1/26
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Basic information on 185 wild food plant species.
]. A popular wild vegetable[
1688- Title
- New triterpenoids from Staphylea bumalda flower buds and their neuroprotective activity against H2O2-induced injury
- Publication
- Arch. Pharm. Res. October 2018
- Author
- Zheng-Xi Zhang et al
- Website
- http://doi.org/10.1007/s12272-018-1086-3
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 1976-3786
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
The plant has been used as a main ingredient in proprietary medicines to treat neurological diseases[
1688- Title
- New triterpenoids from Staphylea bumalda flower buds and their neuroprotective activity against H2O2-induced injury
- Publication
- Arch. Pharm. Res. October 2018
- Author
- Zheng-Xi Zhang et al
- Website
- http://doi.org/10.1007/s12272-018-1086-3
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 1976-3786
- Description
-
].
The plant contains compounds of value in the treatment of inflammatory diseases[
1688- Title
- New triterpenoids from Staphylea bumalda flower buds and their neuroprotective activity against H2O2-induced injury
- Publication
- Arch. Pharm. Res. October 2018
- Author
- Zheng-Xi Zhang et al
- Website
- http://doi.org/10.1007/s12272-018-1086-3
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 1976-3786
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
An oil obtained from the seed is used for making soap and paint[
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.
].
A fibre is obtained from the barl[
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.
].
Propagation
Seed - this can be very slow to germinate, sometimes taking 18 months or more. It is best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame[
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.
], and some of it at least should then germinate in the spring. Stored seed should be sown as early in the year as possible and given cold stratification - it might not germinate until spring of the following year. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in light shade in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out early the following summer.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 5 - 8cm with a heel, mid summer in a frame. Fair to good percentage[
78- Title
- Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Sheat. W. G.
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co
- Year
- 1948
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A bit dated but a good book on propagation techniques with specific details for a wide range of plants.
].
Cuttings of mature wood usually root readily[
1212- Title
- New Trees
- Publication
-
- Author
- Grimshaw J.; Bayton R.; Wilks H.
- Publisher
- Kew Publishing; London
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 1842461737
- Description
- Provides comprehensive botanical descriptions and horticultural commentary on over 800 tree species that have been introduced to cultivation in recent decades.
].
Layering in mid summer. Takes 15 months. Good percentage[
78- Title
- Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Sheat. W. G.
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co
- Year
- 1948
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A bit dated but a good book on propagation techniques with specific details for a wide range of plants.
].
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