Gentiana olivieri Griseb.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Gentiana

Characteristics

Perennials 10-30(-40) cm tall. Stems erect, slender, simple, glabrous. Basal leaves petiole 1-3.5(-10) cm, membranous; leaf blade linear-elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, rarely oblanceolate, 2-10 cm × 4-8(-10) mm, base narrowed, margin scabrous, apex acuminate to obtuse, veins distinct. Stem leaves 2 or 3 pairs; petiole 3-5 mm; leaf blade linear to linear-lanceolate, 1.5-3 cm × 3-6(-10) mm, base obtuse, margin scabrous, apex acuminate, midvein distinct. Inflorescences terminal corymbose cymes of 3-5 flowers. Pedicel to 3(-5) cm, slender. Calyx tube obconic, 4-8 mm, entire; lobes triangular, unequal, 5-7 mm, apex acute, sinus between lobes cuneate-acute. Corolla blue, obconic, (1.8-)2-2.5(-3) cm; lobes oblong, 5-6 mm, margin entire, apex obtuse; plicae triangular, 3.5-4.5 mm, 2cleft. Stamens inserted just below middle of corolla tube; filaments 6-8 mm; anthers linear, 2.5-3 mm. Style 4-5 mm; stigma lobes oblong. Capsules ellipsoid. Seeds brown, ellipsoid, 0.8-1 mm; seed coat thick reticulate. Fl. and fr. Aug-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
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Fruiting months
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Hair loss (flower), Anti-inflammatory agents (flower), Antipyretics (flower), Ascites (flower), Diuretics (flower), Fever (flower), Hematologic diseases (flower), Liver diseases (flower), General tonic for rejuvenation (flower), Scabies (flower), Splenic diseases (flower), Stomach diseases (flower), Diaphoretic (flower), Abdominal pain (rhizome), Stomachic (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Arthritis (unspecified), Central nervous system depressants (unspecified), Gastric acid (unspecified), Hypohidrosis (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment stratification
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Images

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Distribution

Gentiana olivieri world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:368595-1
WFO ID wfo-0000698134
COL ID 3FMJH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Gentiana olivieri Gentiana regeliana Gentianodes olivieri Gentiana weschniakowii Gentiana olivieri var. aucheri Tretorhiza olivieri