Androsace henryi Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Androsace

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Leaves basal; petiole 6--16 cm, spreading white pubescent; leaf blade orbicular to reniform, 1--7 cm wide, strigillose, base cordate, sinus penetrating 1/3 into leaf blade, crenate-lobate; lobes crenate to dentate. Scapes (7--)15--30 cm; umbels 12--40-flowered; bracts linear to elliptic, 3--9 mm. Pedicels nearly equal, 1--1.8 cm, puberulous. Calyx 3--4 mm, with minute bristlelike hairs, parted to 1/2; lobes triangular to ovate; veins 3--5, distinct. Corolla white, rarely pink, 5--8 mm in diam.; tube ca. as long as calyx; lobes cuneate-oblong to obcordate, 2--2.5 X 1.5--2 mm, emarginate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
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Distribution

Androsace henryi world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:700310-1
WFO ID wfo-0000534607
COL ID DVDQ
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Synonyms

Androsace henryi Primula potaninii Androsace henryi var. crassifolia Androsace henryi subsp. henryi

Lower taxons

Androsace henryi subsp. simulans