Lysimachia lobelioides Wall.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Lysimachia

Characteristics

Herbs annual, glabrous, 25--50 cm tall. Stems arcuately erect to ascending, obscurely quadrangular, simple or branched from base, sparsely black glandular punctate. Leaves alternate, occasionally opposite at base of stem; petiole 1/4--2/3 as long as leaf blade, narrowly winged; leaf blade ovate to rhomboid-ovate, rarely ovate-lanceolate, 1.5--5 X 1--1.3 cm, submembranous when dry, sparsely dark purple or black glandular striate near margin or along midvein, base short attenuate to subrounded, rarely cuneate, apex acute. Racemes terminal; bracts subulate, usually ca. 1/2 as long as pedicels, rarely ca. as long as pedicel. Pedicel 5--12 mm, elongating slightly in fruit. Calyx lobes ovate-lanceolate, ca. 3 mm, black striate outside, margin membranous, apex acute. Corolla white or pink; tube ca. 2 mm; lobes spatulate to oblong obovate, 4--4.5 X 1.6--2 mm, apex obtuse. Stamens long exserted; filaments adnate to base of corolla lobes, free parts to 6 mm; anthers ovate, dorsifixed, ca. 1 mm. Ovary sparsely puberulous; style ca. 7 mm. Capsule subglobose, ca. 4 mm in diam. Fl. Apr-May.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.5
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Soil humidity 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Distribution

Lysimachia lobelioides world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:701211-1
WFO ID wfo-0001105759
COL ID 72QPC
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Synonyms

Lysimachia secunda Lysimachia lobelioides Bernardina lobelina