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Chimonanthus chinensis
Chimonanthus praecox is a shrub of Chimonanthaceae. Perianth outer wheel is waxy yellow, inner wheel is yellow, shiny waxy, with purple stripes, fragrant receptacle-like, and the mouth is narrowed. Receptacle is nearly lignified, altar-shaped or obovate, with a contracted mouth and hairy appendages that are drilled and lanceolate. Flowering period 1 1 to March of the following year, and fruiting period 4- 1 1.
Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica records that "this thing is not plum, so it is named because its smell and color are similar to plum".
Chimonanthus praecox originated in Qinling Mountains, Daba Mountain and Wudang Mountain in central China, and is now distributed in southwest, central, east and north China of China. Chimonanthus praecox is born in the shrub forest on the hillside or by the stream, and grows well on the deep, fertile, loose and well-drained slightly acidic sandy loam, but not on the saline-alkali soil. Chimonanthus praecox can be propagated by grafting, rameting, layering and sowing.
Li Mingzhizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica records that Chimonanthus praecox can relieve summer heat, promote fluid production, stimulate appetite, relieve depression, detoxify and promote granulation, regulate qi and relieve cough; It can also be used to treat body fluid injury caused by summer heat, dizziness, vomiting, abdominal distension, chest distress, cough, fire and water burns, etc.
Chimonanthus praecox is not only an ornamental flower, but also contains many aromatic substances, such as linalool, borneol, eucalyptol, pinene, sesquiterpene alcohol and so on. It is one of the fragrant flowers for making high-grade scented tea. In ancient China, women would wear Chimonanthus praecox on thin metal wires as headdresses and put Chimonanthus praecox branches in wardrobes to enhance the fragrance.
The State Forestry and Grassland Administration announced the list of the second batch of new plant variety rights granted in 2023, and Anhui Province won the right of 12 new plant variety. These new varieties include three new varieties of Chimonanthus praecox, such as Kingdee, Sunheart and Sandalwood, which are newly added in Hefei Botanical Garden.
The origin of the name
There is a word "wax" in the name of Chimonanthus praecox, just like beeswax. Beeswax is commonly known as yellow wax. Chimonanthus praecox has yellow flowers, formerly known as Huangmei. The ancient book "Book of Rites" said: "Those who wax also ask for it. In December of a year, I gather everything and ask for it. " In ancient December, there was a sacrifice called "wax".
At that time, the end of the year was the month when big sacrifices were held, so December of the lunar calendar was called twelfth month. Chimonanthus praecox blooms in the twelfth lunar month, hence its name. The word "wax" was used in the Zhou Dynasty and changed to "wax" in the Qin Dynasty, so the word "wax" in Wayo and Wamei can be used universally. So Chimonanthus praecox and Chimonanthus praecox can be used universally.