| Decaisnea fargesii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Lardizabalaceae |
| Genus: | Decaisnea |
| Species: | D. fargesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Decaisnea fargesii | |
Decaisnea fargesii, the blue sausage fruit,[3] blue bean shrub,[4] or dead men's fingers,[5] is a member of the family Lardizabalaceae, and is native to Nepal, Tibet and China.[2] It is a deciduous shrub that grows to 4 m tall[3] and broad, but may achieve 8 m (26 ft) eventually.
It has divided leaves up to 90 cm (35 in) long, but its main attraction is the pendant bean-like pods, which appear in autumn, and are an unusual blue-grey colour. It is hardy to −20 °C (−4 °F)[6] or lower[7] and prefers a sheltered position.
The species was first described in 1892 by French botanist Adrien René Franchet.[1][2]
Both the online Flora of China[8] and Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)[9] do not consider this a separate species from Decaisnea insignis, but Plants of the World Online[2] does.
See also[edit]
- Meiogyne cylindrocarpa (fingersop)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Franchet, A.R. (1892) Un Decaisnea de la Chine occidentale, Journal de Botanique (Morot) 6: 234.
- ^ a b c d Govaerts, R. et al. (2019) Plants of the world online: Decaisnea fargesii. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 1 April 2018.
- ^ a b Plants for a future: Decaisnea fargesii Franch. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Decaisnea paradoxa". RHS. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Decaisnea Fargesii (dead Men's Fingers)".
- ^ https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=d289
- ^ https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Decaisnea+fargesii
- ^ Flora of China online: Decaisnea. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ GBIF: Decaisnea fargesii. Retrieved 18 March 2019.