Lerchea micrantha (Drake) H.S.Lo

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Lerchea

Characteristics

Herbs, rather fleshy; stems procumbent and rooting on nodes with apical parts ascending. Petiole densely pilosulous-hirtellous; leaf blade drying membranous, elliptic, ovate-elliptic, or lanceolate-oblong, 5-18 × 2.5-8 cm, base cuneate to rounded and often decurrent along petiole, apex acuminate or obtuse; secondary veins 12-18 pairs; stipules caducous, not seen. Inflorescence terminal, ferruginous tomentose, 10-18 cm, many branched; secondary branches arcuate to recurved, mostly scorpioid, with flowers rather densely grouped; bracts reduced. Calyx with hypanthium portion weakly 5-ridged, 0.5-0.7 mm. Corolla white, shortly tubular; tube swollen in lower part; lobes obtuse. Berries subglobose, ca. 1.5 mm in diam.
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Distribution

Lerchea micrantha world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1007319-1
WFO ID wfo-0000226865
COL ID 6PQ3M
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Synonyms

Notodontia micrantha Ophiorrhiza micrantha Lerchea micrantha Spiradiclis micrantha