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Cedronella canariensis (L.) Webb & Berthel.

Herb of gilead (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Cedronella

Characteristics

Stems to 2 m tall, branched, glabrous. Lvs petiolate; terminal leaflet largest, petiolulate. Lamina of terminal leaflet mostly 4-7 × 1-2.3 cm, lanceolate or narrow-ovate, gland-dotted beneath, sparingly hairy at first, especially below, finally almost glabrous, crenate or crenate-serrate; base rounded or oblique; apex acute or acuminate. Bracts 5-6 mm long, linear. Calyx 12-14 mm long, gland-dotted and hairy on upper lip outside; teeth c. 3 mm long, triangular and acuminate. Corolla 15-18-(20) mm long, pinkish mauve or whitish, hairy on upper lip outside. Nutlets c. 1.8 mm long, broad-ellipsoid, with 7-10 dorsal striations.
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Erect perennial to 2.5 m tall; stems slender, 4-angled, glabrous except for a ring of hairs at the nodes. Leaflets lanceolate, median leaflet the largest, 40-70 x 14-24 mm; lateral leaflets 25-45 x 8-14 mm, base occasionally with a lobe or conspicuous tooth. Inflorescence 30-80 mm long; verticils 6-12-flowered. Calyx 11-13 mm long, pubescent, gland-dotted; tube 8-9 mm long; teeth 3-4 mm long. Corolla purplish, 17-18 mm long; tube about 14 mm long, sparingly pubescent without; upper lip 3 mm long; lower lip 3 mm long.
A small woody perennial shrub. It grows 1 m high and spreads 1 m wide. The stem is erect and branching. The leaves are soft and have wide teeth along the edge. The flowers are purple, small and tube shaped.
Perennial to 2.5 m. Leaves digitately 3(-5)-foliolate, leaflets lanceolate, toothed. Flowers crowded in terminal verticils, purplish.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It does best in well-drained, moist and well-composted soils. It needs a protected sunny position. It needs to be in frost free areas. It is sensitive to drought. In Hobart Botanical gardens.
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Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Leaves are used for tea.
Uses environmental use medicinal tea wood
Edible flowers leaves
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Cultivation

It can be grown from seed or cuttings. The plants can be divided in the spring.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

Habit

Cedronella canariensis habit picture by Udo Herkommer (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cedronella canariensis leaf picture by Jean-Pierre ok DEVAUD (cc-by-sa)
Cedronella canariensis leaf picture by Jean-Pierre ok DEVAUD (cc-by-sa)
Cedronella canariensis leaf picture by Boy Portuguese (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cedronella canariensis flower picture by Sarami (cc-by-sa)
Cedronella canariensis flower picture by Jean Burgun (cc-by-sa)
Cedronella canariensis flower picture by yisus (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cedronella canariensis fruit picture by Udo Herkommer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cedronella canariensis world distribution map, present in New Zealand, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:445603-1
WFO ID wfo-0000824856
COL ID S23L
BDTFX ID 120153
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Brittonastrum triphyllum Cedronella madrensis Cedronella triphylla Dracocephalum balsamicum Dracocephalum ternatifolium Dracocephalum canariense Cedronella canariensis
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