Incarvillea mairei (H.Lév.) Grierson

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Bignoniaceae > Incarvillea

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, stemless, 30-40 cm. Leaves basal, 1-pinnately compound; lateral leaflets 2-8 pairs, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, glabrous, base slightly cordate to broadly cuneate, margin serrate, apex obtuse to acuminate. Inflorescences racemose, 2-4-flowered, subterminal; peduncle subequalling or much longer than pedicels; bractlets linear, ca. 1 cm. Calyx campanulate, ca. 2.5 cm; teeth triangular, apex acuminate. Corolla purple-red or pale red, 7-10 X 5-7 cm; tube 5-6 cm; lobes rounded. Anthers adherent and surrounding style, strongly divergent. Style 5-7 cm; stigma flabellate, thin membranous, 2-lobed. Capsule conical, 6-8 X ca. 1 cm, indistinctly striate. Seeds broadly ovoid, numerous. Fl. May-Aug, fr. Jul-Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.23 - 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-4

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Incarvillea mairei unspecified picture

Distribution

Incarvillea mairei world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:109752-1
WFO ID wfo-0000778671
COL ID 99NF9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Incarvillea grandiflora Incarvillea mairei Tecoma mairei Incarvillea mairei f. multifoliolata Incarvillea racemosa Incarvillea mairei var. multifoliolata Incarvillea mairei var. grandiflora Incarvillea grandiflora var. brevipes Incarvillea compacta var. grandiflora Incarvillea compacta var. brevipes Incarvillea mairei var. mairei