Lallemantia royleana Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Lallemantia

Characteristics

Herbs annual. Stems 15-20.5 cm, densely spreading or retrorse white pubescent. Petiole 5-10 mm; leaf blade ovate, 1.5-2.5 × 0.8-1 cm, sparsely pubescent, base cuneate, margin crenate, apex obtuse. Verticillasters in terminal spikes 2-18.5 cm; floral leaves short petiolate, ovate to oblong-cuneate, 0.8-1.7 cm × 5-7 mm, margin remotely crenate to 1-or 2-aristate-crenate; bracts obovate-cuneate, 4-7 × 2-5 mm, abaxially yellow glandular, margin 2-4-toothed, aristae 2-6 mm. Calyx tubular, ca. 5 × 1-1.2 mm, spreading pubescent, puberulent, sometimes intermixed with yellow glands, veins conspicuous, throat slightly oblique; posterior teeth ovate, ca. 1.3 mm, covering other 4 teeth in fruit; middle tooth awned; anterior teeth oblong, narrower, ca. 1.5 mm. Corolla purple-blue, slightly exserted, ca. 5.5 mm, white pilose; upper lip 0.7 mm, slightly concave, 2-lobed, arcuate pleated along margin; middle lobe of lower lip reniform, ca. 1.2 × 2.8 mm, emarginate, margin undulate; lateral lobes minute, circular. Nutlets dark brown, narrowly oblong, adaxially ribbed, ca. 2.3 × 1 mm, glabrous. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Abdominal pain (seed), Abscess (seed), Brain diseases (seed), Cardiomyopathies (seed), Cardiotonic agents (seed), Constipation (seed), Diuretics (seed), Dysentery (seed), Flatulence (seed), Furunculosis (seed), Hypnotics and sedatives (seed), Inflammation (seed), Jaundice (seed), Thirst (seed), Urination disorders (seed), Cooling effect on body (seed), Abscess (unspecified), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Heart attack (unspecified), Urogenital (unspecified), Cardiac (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Dysuria (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Furunculosis (unspecified)
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Distribution

Lallemantia royleana world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:448778-1
WFO ID wfo-0000222402
COL ID 6NVQG
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Synonyms

Lallemantia royleana Nepeta erodiifolia Dracocephalum royleanum Dracocephalum inderiense