Pinellia ternata
is a perennial herb occurring in fields, with one or two radical
leaves with three leaflets. The leaflets are 5-11cm in length, in
the shape of an oblong to long-oblong with pointed tips. The halfway
parts of the petioles and the leaflet bases produce bulbils; thus,
propagation occurs. Flower stalks, which are 20-40cm in length and
are taller than the leaves, make spadixes enveloped by spathes. The
spathes are 5-6cm long, with dense short hairs inside limbs.
Inflorescence's satellites extend long in a thread way, go out of
the spaches, and become erect. Bloom time: May-August. |