Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Lammers & L.L.Klein
                
                
                    
Source:
wcs
                
                
                    
Year:
2010
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 51: 556 (2010)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000917463
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Macrophylla Codonopsis
 - Codonopsis Macrophylla
 - Macrophylla
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Codonopsis macrophylla (also called Large-Leaved Codonopsis, among many other common names) is a perennial herb native to East Asia. It has a creeping habit and produces small flowers. It is found in moist forests and grasslands.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Codonopsis macrophylla is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used as a medicinal plant to treat fever and inflammation.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Codonopsis macrophylla has small, yellowish-green flowers and small, dark-brown seeds. The seedlings are small and have a tuft of white hairs at the base of the stem.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Codonopsis macrophylla can be propagated by seed or by division. Seeds should be sown in a well-drained soil mix and kept moist. Division is best done in the spring or autumn. The clumps should be divided and replanted in a well-drained soil mix.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Codonopsis macrophylla
                        
                            Codonopsis macrophylla is native to China, Japan, and Korea.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Codonopsis genus
                        
                            Codonopsis affinis, 
Codonopsis alpina, 
Codonopsis argentea, 
Codonopsis benthamii, 
Codonopsis bhutanica, 
Codonopsis bragaensis, 
Codonopsis bulleyana, 
Codonopsis canescens, 
Codonopsis cardiophylla, 
Codonopsis chimiliensis, 
Codonopsis chlorocodon, 
Codonopsis clematidea, 
Codonopsis cordifolioidea, 
Codonopsis deltoidea, 
Codonopsis farreri, 
Codonopsis foetens, 
Codonopsis gracilis, 
Codonopsis henryi, 
Codonopsis hongii, 
Codonopsis inflata, 
Codonopsis javanica, 
Codonopsis kawakamii, 
Codonopsis lanceolata, 
Codonopsis meleagris, 
Codonopsis micrantha, 
Codonopsis microtubulosa, 
Codonopsis obtusa, 
Codonopsis ovata, 
Codonopsis pilosula, 
Codonopsis purpurea, 
Codonopsis rotundifolia, 
Codonopsis subglobosa, 
Codonopsis subscaposa, 
Codonopsis subsimplex, 
Codonopsis thalictrifolia, 
Codonopsis tsinlingensis, 
Codonopsis tubulosa, 
Codonopsis ussuriensis, 
Codonopsis viridiflora, 
Codonopsis viridis, 
Codonopsis macrophylla, 
Codonopsis bomiensis, 
Codonopsis hemisphaerica, 
Codonopsis reflexa, 
Codonopsis campanulata, 
Codonopsis lixianica, 
Codonopsis elliptica, 
Codonopsis gongshanica,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Campanulaceae family
                        
                            Adenophora amurica, 
Adenophora brevidiscifera, 
Adenophora capillaris, 
Adenophora changaica, 
Adenophora coelestis, 
Adenophora contracta, 
Adenophora cordifolia, 
Adenophora divaricata, 
Adenophora elata, 
Adenophora fusifolia, 
Adenophora gmelinii, 
Adenophora golubinzevaeana, 
Adenophora grandiflora, 
Adenophora hatsushimae, 
Adenophora himalayana, 
Adenophora hubeiensis, 
Adenophora izuensis, 
Adenophora jacutica, 
Adenophora jasionifolia, 
Adenophora khasiana, 
Adenophora lamarkii, 
Adenophora liliifolia, 
Adenophora liliifolioides, 
Adenophora lobophylla, 
Adenophora longipedicellata, 
Adenophora maximowicziana, 
Adenophora micrantha, 
Adenophora morrisonensis, 
Adenophora nikoensis, 
Adenophora ningxianica, 
Adenophora palustris, 
Adenophora pereskiifolia, 
Adenophora petiolata, 
Adenophora pinifolia, 
Adenophora polyantha, 
Adenophora potaninii, 
Adenophora probatovae, 
Adenophora remotidens, 
Adenophora remotiflora, 
Adenophora rupestris, 
Adenophora rupincola, 
Adenophora sinensis, 
Adenophora stenanthina, 
Adenophora stenophylla, 
Adenophora stricta, 
Adenophora sublata, 
Adenophora takedai, 
Adenophora tashiroi, 
Adenophora taurica, 
Adenophora trachelioides,