Gentianella arenaria (Maxim.) T.N.Ho

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Gentianella

Characteristics

Annuals 2-4 cm tall; whole plant dark purple. Stems prostrate to ascending, striate, much branched from base. Leaves short petiolate; leaf blade spatulate to oblong-spatulate, 5-8 × 1-1.3 mm including petiole, base narrowed, apex rounded, veins indistinct. Flowers terminal, solitary, 4merous. Calyx 3-4.5 mm; lobes recurved, spatulate, base narrowed, apex subrounded, veins indistinct. Corolla purple, tubular, 5-5.5 × 3-4.5 mm; lobes oblong, 1.6-1.8 mm, apex subrounded. Nectaries 8. Stamens inserted at apical to middle part of corolla tube; filaments white, ca. 2 mm; anthers yellow, ovoid to ellipsoid, 0.2-0.3 mm. Style linear; stigma lobes linear. Capsules ovoid-ellipsoid, 6.5-7 mm. Seeds dark brown, subglobose, to 1 mm; seed coat reticulate. Fl. and fr. Jul-Sep.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.04
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Gentianella arenaria world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:973852-1
WFO ID wfo-0000699061
COL ID 3FN4M
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Synonyms

Gentianella arenaria Gentiana arenaria Gentiana arenaria