Cyanotis loureiroana Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Cyanotis

Characteristics

Herbs annual; roots fibrous. Stems branched and twisting, red. Leaves all cauline; leaf blade linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, abaxially glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Cincinni solitary, terminal; peduncle 2.5--6 cm; bracts 5--13 mm. Sepals connate at base, lanceolate, 5--6 mm, abaxially lanate. Petals blue or blue-purple, 6--8 mm. Filaments blue lanate. Capsule trigonous, ca. 2 mm, hirsutulous at apex. Seeds gray-brown, finely reticulate. Fl. winter.
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Growth support free-standing
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Cyanotis loureiroana world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172505-1
WFO ID wfo-0000366743
COL ID 32P37
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Synonyms

Tonningia geniculata Tradescantia geniculata Tradescantia loureiroana Cyanotis geniculata Cyanotis loureiroana