Tripterygium wilfordii seed
LATIN NAME: TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII
COMMON NAME: Thunder God Vine
In the scrub and the woodland margins of the eastern hills, the thunder god vine grows as a stout, twining, deciduous climber with the oval, toothed leaves and the large, loose heads of small, white flowers, the three-winged, green to reddish fruits following in the autumn. It climbs steadily through the scrub into a dense, woody mass, and it stands the cold winters and the ordinary, well-drained soils well. It does well in the sun or the light shade and the deep, moist ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The thunder god vine appears in the studies of the medicinal climbers of the east, its three-winged fruits and its bitter roots keeping it in view in the work on the alkaloid-rich plants of the traditional pharmacopoeia and the modern studies of the diterpenoids of the genus. The research looks at the way the winged fruits scatter in the wind, the woody stems climb the scrub, and the seed biology of the small, winged seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the wild garden and the woodland edge, the thunder god vine threads the white flower heads through the fence and the scrub and sets the three-winged fruits that catch the light in the autumn. The roots have a long and serious history in the regional medicine, and the plant makes the fine woody climber, the collector”s vine and the plant of the wild garden. It is a plant for the sunny, open, deep and well-drained place.
To grow the Thunder God Vine from seed, clean the seeds from the winged fruits and give them a cold, moist spell.
Clean the seeds from the winged fruits and give them a cold, moist spell, and keep the young vines in the open, sunny spot. The winged fruits scatter in the autumn wind.
LATIN NAME: Tripterygium wilfordii
COMMON NAME: Thunder God Vine
Thunder god vine is a handsome, vigorous, twining, deciduous woody vine of the warm woodlands, and its fine, oval, toothed leaves and its small, white or pinkish, five-petalled flowers, followed by the small, three-winged, reddish fruits, have made it a remarkable and increasingly studied plant of the region. Growth is steadily, the plant forming a twining, climbing stem that reaches several metres. It is a species of the flowering vine in the staff-tree family, and it is native to the warm woodlands of the eastern and the south-eastern Asia, while it grows in the shaded, moist places, and it is known as thunder god vine.
Thunder god vine belongs to the staff-tree family, Celastraceae, and it is a species of the vigorous, twining, woody vine, native to the warm woodlands of the eastern and the south-eastern Asia, while it grows in the shaded, moist places, and it is known as thunder god vine. It is prized for its many small, white or pinkish flowers and its small, three-winged fruits.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
Thunder god vine has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the chemistry of the natural products and the pharmaceutical science, since the roots of thunder god vine contain a range of the potent compounds that have been of the greatest interest in the study of the inflammatory conditions, and researchers have examined the roots and their constituents, while the study of the potent compounds of the plant has drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical press as one of the most studied of the region. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the warm woodlands of the eastern and the south-eastern Asia, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the wild have been examined, while the ecology of the woodland vines has been of continuing interest, and its small, three-winged fruits have been of interest to the botanists. The species has also been studied in the toxicology, since all the parts of thunder god vine are highly potent, and researchers have examined the plant with the greatest care, while the study of the potent compounds has been of continuing interest, and the plant is best appreciated as a subject of study and is never to be handled or eaten casually. For a plant of such great power, thunder god vine has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, thunder god vine is a generous climber of the garden. Its many small, white or pinkish flowers feed the bees and the many insects, and its small, three-winged, reddish fruits feed the birds, while its vigorous, leafy stems give a fine, green cover to the shaded trellis.
Its economic value is real. Thunder god vine is prized for the great interest of its potent chemistry in the research, and its value has drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical press as one of the most studied of the region. All the parts of the plant are highly potent and are never to be eaten or made into any home remedy, and the plant is best grown as a remarkable subject of study, out of the way of children and pets. For a grower, thunder god vine is a rewarding and remarkable vine, and for a gardener it brings a white or pink-flowered, three-winged-fruited vine to the shaded garden. The seeds are easy to start — give them a period of cold, damp storage in the fridge, then sow them just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining soil, keep them gently watered, and theyll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a vigorous, three-winged-fruited vine.