Asarum chengkouense Z.L.Yang

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Aristolochiaceae > Asarum

Characteristics

Herbs. Rhizomes horizontal, 2-3 mm in diam., internodes less than 1 cm. Leaves solitary; petiole 4-7 cm, pilose; leaf blade abaxially light green to purplish, adaxially white variegated between the veins, ovate-cordate to elongate cordate, 7-9 × 4-8 cm, abaxial surface subglabrous, adaxial surface subglabrous, base cordate, lateral lobes 2-4 × 2-5 cm, apex acuminate; cataphylls lanceolate to broadly ovate, ca. 1.5 × 1-1.5 cm. Peduncle recurved, ca. 1 cm. Calyx campanulate, 3-4 × 2.5-3 cm; sepals connate beyond attachment to ovary, abaxially glabrous; tube subcylindric, 1.2-1.5 × 0.6-1.3 cm, slightly constricted at throat, adaxially corrugate-reticulate, orifice ring ca. 2 mm wide; lobes broadly ovate, 1.5-2 × ca. 1.5 cm, base with papillate-corrugate area. Stamens 12; filaments much shorter than anthers; connectives slightly extended beyond anthers, rounded. Ovary half-inferior. Styles free, apex notched; stigmas lateral. Fl. Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Germination duration (days) 7 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
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Distribution

Asarum chengkouense world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:929155-1
WFO ID wfo-0000550805
COL ID H4Q5
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Synonyms

Asarum chengkouense