Lychnis coronata Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Lychnis

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 50--90 cm tall, subglabrous. Roots caespitose, pale yellow, narrowly fusiform, slightly fleshy. Stem solitary, rarely sparsely caespitose. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, (5--)8--15 × (1--)2.5 cm, both surfaces subglabrous, ciliate at margin, base cuneate, apex acuminate. Dichasium several flowered. Pedicel very short, sparsely pubescent; bracts lanceolate, herbaceous, ciliate at margin. Flowers 4--5 cm in diam. Calyx tubular, (2.5--)3--3.5 cm × 3.5--5 mm, veins prominent, glabrous, teeth 8--10 mm. Petal limb salmon-pink, obovate, (1.5--)2--2.5 cm, unlobed, apex irregularly incised-dentate; claw not exceeding calyx. Stamens included. Androgynophore 1--1.5 cm. Capsule narrowly ellipsoid, ca. 2 cm. Fl. Jun--Jul, fr. Aug--Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.9
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anodyne (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Parasiticide (unspecified), Herpes zoster (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

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Distribution

Lychnis coronata world distribution map, present in China and Japan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:927355-1
WFO ID wfo-0001238274
COL ID 3WJN7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lychnis coronata Lychnis grandiflora Silene banksia Silene sinensis