Gentiana qiujiangensis T.N.Ho

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Gentiana

Characteristics

Perennials 4-10 cm tall, with long stolons. Stems ascending to erect, simple, glabrous. Basal leaves many, in a rosette. Petiole 2-3.5 mm; leaf blade spatulate, oblong, or suborbicular, 6-9 × 2.5-4 mm, abaxially glabrous, adaxially densely and minutely papillate, base narrowed, apex rounded; veins 1-3, distinct, slender. Stem leaves few, widely spaced, much shorter than internodes. Flowers few. Pedicel 0.5-1.5 cm, glabrous. Calyx tubular, 8-9 mm; lobes filiform to filiform-subulate, 1.2-1.5 mm, base 0.5-0.8 mm wide, margin narrowly membranous, apex acuminate, midvein prominent. Corolla blue-purple, salverform, 2.2-2.6 cm; lobes ovate-oblong, 5-6 mm, margin entire, apex obtuse; plicae oblong, 2.5-3 mm, margin filiformly fringed. Stamens inserted at apical part of corolla tube, equal; filaments 2-2.5 mm; anthers ellipsoid, 1-1.2 mm. Ovary ellipsoid, 3.5-4.5 mm. Style 1.5-2 mm; stigma lobes oblong. Fl. Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.04 - 0.1
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Cultivation

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

Gentiana qiujiangensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:904253-1
WFO ID wfo-0000698415
COL ID 3FMQ5
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Synonyms

Gentiana qiujiangensis