Gentiana alata T.N.Ho

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Gentiana

Characteristics

Annuals 15-25 cm tall. Stems erect, branched or rarely simple, glabrous. Basal leaves withered at anthesis. Stem leaves widely spaced; leaf blade ovate to cordate, 3-7 × 3-6 mm, shorter than internodes, abaxially scabrous pubescent on veins, base rounded, margin serrulate, apex acute, veins 3. Flowers terminal, solitary, sessile. Calyx campanulate, 1.8-2.2 cm, broadly winged; lobes linear-triangular, 0.9-1.1 cm, apex acute, midvein outside strongly keeled and decurrent into wings of calyx tube. Corolla pale purple, broadly tubular to funnelform, 2.3-2.5 cm; lobes ovate, 6-8 mm, margin entire, apex obtuse; plicae triangular, ca. 2 mm, apex long fringed. Stamens inserted at basal part of corolla tube, unequal, 2 longer and 1.3-1.5 cm, 3 shorter and 5-6 mm; anthers narrowly ellipsoid, 2-2.5 mm. Style 1-1.2 cm; stigma lobes narrowly ellipsoid. Fl. and fr. Oct.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.25
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Usage

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Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 180
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Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment stratification
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Distribution

Gentiana alata world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:974913-1
WFO ID wfo-0000696803
COL ID 3FLPQ
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Gentiana kusnezowii Gentiana alata