What are the alternative names of Jinxi Mei? An introduction to its common aliases

Alternative names of Jinxi Mei

Mangzhonghua, Yunnan Lianqiao, Duanzhiguo

Morphological characteristics of Jinxi Mei

A semi-evergreen or evergreen small shrub, 0.3-1.5 m tall, clump-forming, with spreading branches, sometimes slightly leafy. Stems pale red to orange, when young with 4 longitudinal lines or 4-angled, soon with 2 longitudinal lines, sometimes finally cylindrical; internodes 0.8-4 cm long, shorter than or rarely longer than the leaves; bark grayish brown.

Petals golden yellow, without red blush, more or less incurved, oblong-obovate to broadly obovate, 1.2-1.8 cm long, 1-1.4 cm wide, about 1.5-2.5 times as long as the sepals, margin entire or slightly erose-denticulate, with 1 row of submarginal glandular dots, with lateral apiculi, apiculi apex more or less rounded to obsolete.

Growth habits of Jinxi Mei

Jinxi Mei has strong growth adaptability, moderately light-loving, with a certain cold tolerance, likes moist soil, dislikes waterlogging, and grows well on light loam.

Main values of Jinxi Mei

Ornamental: the flowers are for ornamental use. Jinxi Mei has large flowers, a beautiful flower shape, and a striking golden yellow color, with an ornamental period as long as 10 months, making it a very precious wild ornamental shrub. It is suitable for planting in courtyards, beside rockeries, and along roadsides and lawns, and can also be arranged in specialized gardens and flower borders; it can also be grown in pots for ornament and used as cut flowers, and is a good material for urban greening in the western region.

Medicinal: the whole plant is used medicinally; the Chinese medicinal names are Mangzhonghua, Xi Lianqiao, and Tu Lianqiao. It is bitter and cold in nature, and has effects such as clearing heat and detoxifying, relaxing muscles and invigorating blood, promoting diuresis and treating strangury, and promoting lactation.

Flower language of Jinxi Mei

Hating sorrow