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Mercurialis leiocarpa

Common name:		Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Author:	Siebold.& Zucc.	Botanical references:	58
Synonyms:
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	E. Asia - Japan.
Habitat:	Woods in low mountains, central and southern Japan.
Edibility Rating (1-5):	0	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	0

Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	T'Ou Ku Ts'Ao [E],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	leiocarpa = smooth fruit
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Euphorbiales. Spurge family
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
	China

Physical Characteristics

Perennial growing to 0.1m. . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 0/5 for edibility and 0/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

None known

Other Uses

Dye Oil.

A drying oil is obtained from the seed[61].
A blue dye is obtained from the leaves[46, 61].

Cultivation details

Not known

Propagation

Seed -

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Web References

[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.

References for the family Euphorbiaceae.

[CHINA] Draft Data Very detailed botanical/identification info. from the Flora of China.

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Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[46] Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim 1959
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.

[58] Ohwi. G. Flora of Japan. (English translation) Smithsonian Institution 1965
The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.

[61] Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974 ISBN 0094579202
Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.

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Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future - Species Database. Copyright (c) 1997-2003.
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