Accession Data:
Dictamnus albus var. purpureus L.
- Common Name: Gas Plant
- Family: Rutaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Europe to Temperate Asia
- Habitat: Woodland margins and rocky scree, mainly on calcareous soils
- Description: A curious plant that can produce highly flammable isoprene on its foliage which, in still conditions, can actually ignite into flame. These flames are very quick burning and cause no damage to the plant. Their ecological role is unclear, some have suggested that this ignition could trigger brush fires that may serve to reduce competition, but this has apparently not been investigated. Regardless, its a pretty unique plant. Take a look:
- Culture: 90 days cool moist, then warm for germination. Step up in pots gradually for 1 year before planting out.
Found on calcareous soils, may benefit from periodic lime application.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201900260
- Source: Strictly Medicinal Seeds, LLC - 2019
- Provenance:
Rcvd as Dictamnus purpureus (seed)
- Accession Date: 06-28-2019
- Bench: 6001 - BPB:6000:Bench1
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 5 confirmed on 09-10-2024
- Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
May cause contact or phytophotodermatitis. Handle with caution.
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid II
- Order: Sapindales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Rutaceae
- SubFamily: Toddalioideae
- Tribe:
- SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Austria / Czechoslovakia / Germany / Hungary / Poland / Switzerland / Spain / Albania / Bulgaria / Greece / Italy / Romania / Yugoslavia / Krym / Central European Russia / East European Russia / North European Russia / South European Russia / Northwest European Russia / Ukraine / Altay / Buryatiya / Chita / Irkutsk / Krasnoyarsk / Tuva / West Siberia / Yakutskiya / Amur / Khabarovsk / Primorye / Kazakhstan / Kirgizistan / Tadzhikistan / Iran / Lebanon-Syria / Turkey / Mongolia / Korea / India / Pakistan
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, 28 June, 2019.
- ARS-GRIN Taxonomy. Last accessed on Friday, 28 June, 2019.
- In Defense of Plants. Last accessed on Friday, 28 June, 2019.
- Plants for a Future. Last accessed on Friday, 28 June, 2019.
data regenerated on Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:08:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
Images:
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Click on thumbnails to enlargeCurrent Accessions in the Rutaceae
Subfamily Aurantioideae
Tribe Aurantieae
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- Merrilliinae: Murraya paniculata
Subfamily Aurantioideae
Tribe Citreae
- Citrinae: Citropsis daweana
- Citrinae: Citrus aurantiifolia
- Citrinae: Citrus japonica Nagami
- Citrinae: Citrus junos
- Citrinae: Citrus x limon
- Citrinae: Citrus medica
- Citrinae: Citrus x pyriformis
- Citrinae: Citrus reticulata
- Citrinae: Citrus reticulata Clementine de Nules
- Citrinae: Citrus trifoliata
- Triphasiinae: Triphasia trifolia
Subfamily Rutoideae
Tribe Ruteae
Subfamily Spathelioideae
Subfamily Toddalioideae
W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days