Brandisia cauliflora P.C.Tsoong & L.T.Lu

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Brandisia

Characteristics

Shrubs, scandent. Branches light to dark brown. Petiole 5-8 mm, glabrous; leaf blade narrowly lanceolate, 5-10 X 1-2.5 cm, glabrescent, adaxially black when dry, base cuneate, margin entire, apex narrowly acuminate. Racemes borne on main stem, 5-6 cm; bracts petiolate, small, herbaceous, deciduous after flowering. Pedicels and calyces glabrous. Flowers paired at nodes. Pedicel 5-8 mm. Bracteoles petiolate, lanceolate, inserted at pedicel apex. Calyx campanulate, 5-6 mm; lobes 5, triangular, apex acute. Corolla bright red. Capsule ovoid, glabrous, apex acute. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. autumn.
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Distribution

Brandisia cauliflora world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:799864-1
WFO ID wfo-0000570794
COL ID N6ZK
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Synonyms

Brandisia cauliflora