Adenosma javanicum (Blume) Koord.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Adenosma

Characteristics

Stems purplish, quadrangular, decumbent or creeping, rooting from lower nodes, much branched. Petiole 2-4 mm; leaf blade ovate, 0.6-2.5 X 0.4-1.5 cm, abaxially densely with black glands, hispidulous along veins, brown when dry, adaxially sparsely hispidulous and black when dry, base broadly cuneate, margin crenate, apex obtuse. Flowers solitary in leaf axils. Pedicel 1-2 mm. Bracteoles linear, ca. 2 mm, adnate to base of calyx tube. Calyx lobes unequal; outer 3 lobes ovate, 4-7 X 2-4 mm, margin ciliate, veins evident; inner 2 lobes linear-lanceolate, ca. 4 mm. Corolla pale red, ca. 7 mm, inside hispidulous; lower lip lobes subequal, oblong, ca. 2 mm; upper lip white, narrowly elliptic, ca. 3 mm. Anterior anthers with 1 locule fertile; posterior anthers with both locules fertile. Ovary oblong-ovoid. Stigma subglobose. Capsule narrowly ovoid, ca. 5 mm, included in persistent calyx. Seeds ovoid to oblong, ribbed. Fl. and fr. Mar-Apr.
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Adenosma javanicum world distribution map, present in China, Micronesia (Federated States of), India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:798437-1
WFO ID wfo-0000520294
COL ID 652T5
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Synonyms

Pterostigma ovatum Adenosma javanicum Stoechadomentha javanica Adenosma ovatum Herpestis javanica Herpestis ovata