What are the characteristics of osmanthus? Introduction and characteristics of osmanthus

The osmanthus tree is beautiful in shape, emerald green all the year round, the flowers are small and fragrant, and the osmanthus has the characteristics of both fragrance and strong fragrance when it blooms.

Appearance characteristics: The flowers of osmanthus are umbrella inflorescences, the corolla is yellowish-white, pale yellow, and the leaves are oval. Habits:

It likes warmth and is resistant to both high and cold temperatures. There are many varieties: there are four major varieties of four seasons of cinnamon, dangui, golden cinnamon and silver cinnamon.

Distribution: Mainly distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guangxi.

1. Appearance characteristics

Osmanthus is a shrub or evergreen tree plant, the bark is gray-brown, the branches are yellow-brown, the leaves are oval or elliptic-lanceolate, the flowers are umbrella inflorescences, the corolla is yellowish-white, pale yellow and orange-red, and it exudes a strong fragrance when flowering, and the flowering period is from September to early October every year.

2. Habit characteristics

Osmanthus likes warmth, both high temperature and cold resistance, suitable for growth of the temperature in about 15-28, a day is best to receive 6-8 hours of light, conducive to flowering, and the plant does not have high requirements for the soil, except for alkaline soil and poor drainage soil can not grow, the rest of the soil can grow.

3. There are many varieties

There are many varieties of osmanthus, mainly four varieties of osmanthus, osmanthus, golden osmanthus and silver osmanthus, among which the four seasons osmanthus flowering color is lighter, the flower fragrance is not as strong as the other three varieties, the flower color of osmanthus is orange yellow, orange red or vermilion, the golden osmanthus blooms in autumn, the flower color is lemon yellow, and the flower color of silver osmanthus is milky white, yellowish white or light yellow.

4. Distribution range

Osmanthus is native to the eastern part of the Himalayas in China, mainly distributed in southwest China, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Hubei, Anhui and other places, and is now widely planted in the Huaihe River Basin and the Huaihe River Basin south of the region, and has formed several famous osmanthus commodity production bases such as Anhui Lu'an, Hubei Xianning, Hunan Taoyuan, Jiangsu Suzhou, etc.

First, the distribution characteristics:

Southwest China, Yunnan-Guichuan, Liangguang and Hubei provinces; It is also found in India, Nepal, and Cambodia.

2. Morphology and growth habits

1. The young roots are light yellow-brown, and the old roots are yellow-brown.

2. Strong branching and low branching point.

3. The bark is rough, gray-brown or gray-white, sometimes showing bark pores.

4. The leaf surface is smooth and leathery, the paraxial surface is bright green, and the distal axial surface is light.

5. Light-loving, high-temperature resistant, not afraid of frost, like in a ventilated place.

6. It is suitable for growing in acidic sandy soil with deep soil layer, good drainage and rich humus.

7. The age of the tree is long, up to 1000 years.

8. Osmanthus symbolizes friendship, peace and good luck.

9. The axillary growth of the flower clusters is umbrella-shaped, golden yellow, and extremely fragrant.

First, the propagation and cultivation method of osmanthus:

1. Sowing, striping, cuttings and grafting are all available. Graft propagation is the most commonly used method.

2. Autumn sowing in October of the same year or spring sowing of the following year. The seedlings of the fruit birds have a late flowering period and are not easy to maintain excellent traits.

3. Grafting mostly uses privet, small wax, water wax and other woody plants as rootstocks.

4. Pests and diseases include blight, blight, osmanthus leaf bee, citrus bee lice, etc.

Second, the medicinal value of osmanthus:

1. Roots and flowers can be used as medicine, which is warm and pungent in nature, disperses cold and breaks knots, and has the effect of dissolving phlegm and generating Jin.

2. It is mainly used for liver and stomach disorders, bad breath, amenorrhea, abdominal pain, etc., and can also disperse stasis, strengthen the spleen and kidneys, activate the meridians, and phlegm, wheezing and coughing.

Features of osmanthus:

1. Osmanthus has strong adaptability and is resistant to extensive management, so osmanthus is planted in a wide area, with low cost and good effect.

2. The flowering time of osmanthus is in the eighth month of the lunar calendar, that is, "osmanthus blooms everywhere in August".

3. Osmanthus is famous for its fragrant fragrance among the evergreen flowers and trees, so there are many places with osmanthus as the theme.

4. The flowers of osmanthus have high value and wide uses, and are high-quality raw materials for food processing and flavor extraction.

The efficacy and function of osmanthus:

1. Osmanthus tea has the functions of whitening the skin, detoxifying the body, moistening the intestines, destroying the laxative, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, and maintaining health and moisturizing the lungs.

2. Osmanthus tea has the effect of warming and replenishing yang qi. The efficacy and function of osmanthus tea on the symptoms of yang qi weakness type hypertension are dizzy, dizzy, low back pain, chills and cold limbs, loose stools, clear and long urine, light tongue, pale moss, and thin pulse, all of which have certain health care and health effects.

3. Osmanthus tea has a preventive and advanced effect on bad breath, unclear vision, urticaria, duodenal ulcer, stomach cold and stomach pain.

4. The efficacy and function of osmanthus tea can help people who do not do well in stomach silver, and can warm the stomach, especially drinking osmanthus black tea, which can play a good role in dissipating cold and warming the stomach and relieving pain, which is also the characteristics and advantages of osmanthus tree.