Lindenbergia philippensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Lindenbergia

Characteristics

Perennials, to 1 m tall, stout, erect, straight, much branched, glandular hairy. Stems terete. Petiole 6-12 mm; leaf blade ovate to ovate-lanceolate, papery, 2-8 cm, base cuneate, margin serrate, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescences terminal, spicate-racemose, dense, 6-20 cm; bracts narrowly lanceolate, shorter than calyx. Flowers subsessile. Calyx 5-6 mm, conspicuously 5-veined; lobes subulate-triangular, as long as tube, apex acute. Corolla yellow, outside with purple patches, sparsely hairy; tube ca. 2 X as long as calyx; lower lip long, conspicuously plicate; upper lip apically subtruncate, sometimes emarginate. Anthers long stalked. Style basally and apically hairy. Capsule narrowly ovoid, 5-6 mm, densely brown hirsute apically. Seeds yellow, ca. 0.5 mm, scabrous. Fl. and fr. Nov-Mar.
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Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
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Soil texture 3-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses medicinal
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Images

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Distribution

Lindenbergia philippensis world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:805066-1
WFO ID wfo-0001140261
COL ID 6QG9Z
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Synonyms

Lindenbergia melvillei Stemodia philippensis Lindenbergia philippensis Stemodia bodinieri Lindenbergia philippensis var. ramosissima