Stemona tuberosa
Stemona tuberosa Lour.
Stemona tuberosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Stemonaceae. Hornets play an important role in seed dispersal by biting off the seed with its elaiosome and then carrying the seed away for about 100 m.
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Stemona tuberosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Stemonaceae. Hornets play an important role in seed dispersal by biting off the seed with its elaiosome and then carrying the seed away for about 100 m. There they chew off the elaiosome and abandon the seed which is likely to be taken by ants into their nest.
Updated by lebachungtdh@gmail.com · 10/15/2026
Life cycle
From seed to productSeed tuber
Healthy **seed tubers** are cut into pieces with 2–3 eyes (or small tubers planted whole) and set in moist soil.
Tuber sprouting
Eyes break dormancy and shoots emerge while the root system develops.
Growth & flowering
The plant blooms with **yellow-green flowers with purple stripes, April–June**; pollination is by insects and wind.
New tubers & harvest
Foliage dies back and reserves move into the underground storage organ; **2–3-year-old tubers dug in autumn–winter**.
Habitat & conservation
分布在菲律宾、印度北部、中南半岛以及中国大陆的长江流域以南各省区等地，生长于海拔370米至2,240米的地区，多生在山坡丛林下、路旁、溪边、山谷及阴湿岩石中，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。
Conservation
Stemona tuberosa has not been assessed by the IUCN Red List (NE). As a medicinal plant, it benefits from sustainable collection and propagation to protect wild genetic resources.
References
- 1Wikipedia – Stemona tuberosa — Wikipedia,
- 2Kew POWO – Stemona tuberosa — Plants of the World Online (Kew),
- 3Wikidata – Q2249619 — Wikidata,