What is Kerria japonica? Let us give you a real understanding of it
Kerria japonica has been a favorite subject of men of letters since ancient times. Kerria stands out among all flowers, and each leaf and bloom is lovely in abundance. Today let us get to know this lovely plant.
The genus and family of Kerria japonica
Kerria japonica is a shrub plant in the subfamily Rosoideae, genus Kerria, and is a woody plant.
Other names for Kerria japonica
Kerria japonica is also called Di Tang, Feng Tang Hua, Huang Du Mei, Jin Di Tang Mei, and Huang Yu Mei.
Origin of Kerria japonica
It is native to China from North China to South China, and is distributed in Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Henan, Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Beijing, Tianjin and other provinces.
Morphological characteristics of Kerria japonica
Kerria japonica grows up to 1-2 m tall, with green, cylindrical, hairless branchlets.
The leaves are alternate, triangular-ovate or ovate, with a long acuminate apex and rounded base; the petiole is 5-10 mm long and hairless.
The flowers are solitary, borne at the apex of lateral branches of the current year, with hairless pedicels; the flower diameter is 2.5-6 cm; the sepals are ovate-elliptic, acute at the apex, with a small pointed tip, entire, hairless, and persistent in fruit; the petals are yellow, broadly elliptic, concave at the apex, and 1-4 times longer than the sepals.
The achenes are obovate to hemispherical, brown or dark brown, hairless, and wrinkled.
The flowering period of Kerria japonica is from April to June, and the fruiting period is from June to August.
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