Actinocarya tibetica Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Actinocarya

Characteristics

Stems cespitose, 3-10 cm tall, sparsely short appressed pubescent upward, subglabrous below. Basal leaves oblan-ceolate to spatulate, 1.2-2.4 cm × 1.5-4.5 mm, abaxially sparsely short appressed pubescent, adaxially glabrous, base attenuate, apex rounded, mucronate; stem leaves smaller. Pedicel to 1 cm. Flowers solitary in leaf axils. Calyx ca. 1.5 mm; lobes narrowly lanceolate, ca. as long as corolla tube, short appressed pubescent outside. Corolla white or light blue; tube ca. 1.3 mm; throat appendages slightly 2-cleft; lobes suborbicular, ca. 0.8 mm. Stamens inserted at middle of corolla tube; anthers ovoid. Nutlets narrowly obovate, 1.5-2 mm, with glochids 0.4-0.8 mm, short hispid, with cupular or crownlike emergences. Fl. and fr. Jul-Aug.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.1
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

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Distribution

Actinocarya tibetica world distribution map, present in China, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:112662-1
WFO ID wfo-0000519376
COL ID 9TN3
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Synonyms

Actinocarya tibetica Glochidocaryum kansuense Actinocarya kansuensis