Halenia corniculata (L.) Cornaz

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Halenia

Characteristics

Plants 10-80 cm tall. Stems erect, subquadrangular, striate, simple or branched from base and/or above base. Basal leaves usually withered at anthesis; petiole flattened, 1-1.5 cm; leaf blade elliptic to obovate, 1-3 cm × 5-8 mm, base cuneate, apex rounded. Stem leaves sessile or short petiolate; leaf blade elliptic-lanceolate to ovate, 3-8 × 1-1.5 cm, densely papillate when young, abaxially hispidulous along veins, adaxially becoming smooth, base obtuse to subrounded, apex acuminate, veins 3. Pedicel 0.5-3 cm. Calyx lobes linear-lanceolate, 5-8 × 1-1.5 mm, margin hispid-ciliate, apex acuminate. Corolla yellow, campanulate, 1.1-1.4 cm in diam. including spurs; tube 4-5 mm, base with 4-8 mm spurs; lobes elliptic to ovate, 5-7 × 3-5 mm, apex obtuse and apiculate. Filaments 2-3 mm; anthers subglobose, ca. 0.8 mm in diam. Seeds brown, 1-1.4 × ca. 1 mm. 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) 0.1 - 0.8
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Images

Halenia corniculata unspecified picture

Distribution

Halenia corniculata world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Mongolia, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and Russian Federation

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60443257-2
WFO ID wfo-0000714549
COL ID 3JBBK
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Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Tetragonanthus corniculatus Tetragonanthus fischeri Halenia sibirica Halenia corniculata Halenia deltoidea Halenia fischeri Halenia japonica Swertia corniculata