Didymocarpus purpureobracteatus W.W.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Gesneriaceae > Didymocarpus

Characteristics

Stems 11-62 cm, puberulent above, sparsely puberulent to glabrescent below. Leaves opposite; petiole 0.3-11 cm; leaf blade ovate to elliptic or obovate, 3-17(-26) X 1.6-10.5(-16) cm, herbaceous, adaxially sparsely appressed puberulent to glabrous, sparsely glandular, abaxially puberulent to nearly glabrous along veins, sparsely glandular, base sometimes oblique, cuneate to cordate, margin single to double serrate, apex acute to acuminate; lateral veins 5-9 on each side of midrib. Cymes 5-12-flowered; peduncle 4-10 cm, glabrous; bracts often connate at base, ovate to elliptic-ovate, 3-8 mm, glabrous, margin entire. Pedicel 1-5 mm. Calyx slightly zygomorphic, 1-1.2 cm; limb indistinctly 2-lipped; tube 8-9 mm; adaxial lip 3-lobed, depressed trapeziform, 2-3 mm, lobes semiorbicular, 2-3 X ca. 3 mm; abaxial lip 2-lobed, lobes semiorbicular, 2-3 X 4-5 mm, glabrous, margin entire. Corolla purple to pinkish purple with darker stripes, 3.2-4.5 cm, glabrous; tube funnelform, 2.9-3.3 X 0.9-1 cm; adaxial lip 3.5-4 mm; abaxial lip 0.9-1.2 cm. Filaments ca. 1 cm, glabrous; anthers ca. 3 mm, puberulent; staminodes 2, 1.5-3 mm. Pistil 2.2-2.4 cm, sparsely puberulent; ovary ca. 2.3 cm. Capsule 3.5-5.5 cm. Fl. Aug-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 56
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
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Distribution

Didymocarpus purpureobracteatus world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:380548-1
WFO ID wfo-0000646927
COL ID 35YFQ
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Synonyms

Didymocarpus purpureobracteatus Didymocarpus veitchianus Didymocarpus purpureobracteatus var. veitchianus