Halenia elliptica D.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Halenia

Characteristics

Plants (7-)15-90 cm tall. Stems erect, subquadrangular, striate, simple or branched from base and/or above base. Basal leaves petiole flattened, 1-1.5(-3) cm; leaf blade spatulate, elliptic, or sometimes suborbicular, 2-3 × 0.5-1.5 cm, base narrowed to cuneate, apex acute to rounded, veins 3-5. Stem leaves sessile or short petiolate; leaf blade oblong, elliptic, ovate-lanceolate, or ovate, 1.5-7 × 0.5-3.5 cm, base rounded to truncate, apex acute to rounded, veins 5. Pedicel 0.5-3.5 cm. Calyx lobes elliptic to ovate, apex acuminate. Corolla blue to purple, campanulate, 1-2.5 cm, basal spurs 5-10(-14) mm; lobes elliptic to ovate, apex obtuse and apicu-late. Filaments 3-5 mm; anthers ovoid, ca. 1 mm. Seeds light brown, ca. 2 × 1 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Beside streams in valleys, grassland slopes, scrub, forest margins and forests at elevations of 700-4,100 metres.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 1-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antiprotozoal agents (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (whole plant), Dysentery (whole plant), Malaria (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Halenia elliptica world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:369465-1
WFO ID wfo-0000714556
COL ID 3JBBW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Tetragonanthus centrostemma Swertia peloria Halenia elliptica Halenia vaniotii Halenia elliptica var. elliptica