Ichtyoselmis macrantha

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Papaveraceae
Subfamilia: Fumarioideae
Tribus: Fumarieae
Genus: Ichtyoselmis
Species: Ichtyoselmis macrantha
Name

Ichtyoselmis macrantha (Oliv.) Lidén, Pl. Syst. Evol. 206: 415. 1997.
Synonyms

Basionym

Dicentra macrantha Oliv., Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 20: t. 1937. 1890.

References

Flora of China (2008). 'eFloras. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2009 Nov 11 http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250090186].

Vernacular names

Ichtyoselmis macrantha (also spelled Ichthyoselmis; formerly known as Dicentra macrantha; large-flowered dicentra) is the only species in the genus Ichtyoselmis. It is a perennial plant growing from a long rhizome, native to woodland and glades at elevations of 1,500–2,700 metres (4,900–8,900 ft) in northern Burma and southern China.

In Sichuan Province, China, it is known as goldfish plant, because of the shape and color of the flowers.

Etymology

Ichtyoselmis comes from Greek ἰχθύς (ichthŷs, "fish")[1] and selmís ("fishing line").[2] Although the correct spelling of the Greek word uses th (theta), the scientific name uses t.
Description

Leaves are divided in threes twice or three times and toothed.

Flowers hang at the end of leafy stems up to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall in cymes of 3-14 flowers and have two long, thin sepals and four cream to pale yellow petals. The two outer petals are bent outwards. The two inner petals are connected at the tip and pointed.
References

ἰχθῦς. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project

σελμίς

Bleeding hearts, Corydalis, and their relatives. Mark Tebbitt, Magnus Lidén, and Henrik Zetterlund. Timber Press. 2008. — Google Books