Lysimachia microcarpa Hand.-mazz. ex C.Y.Wu

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Lysimachia

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 10--30 cm tall, aromatic when dry, with creeping stolons. Stems ascending to erect, terete or weakly angular, ca. 1.5 mm in diam. at base, upper part minutely glandular. Lower leaves scalelike. Upper leaves alternate, usually confined to upper 2/3 of stem; petiole 4--8 mm, glandular; leaf blade ovate to rhomboid-ovate or ovate-elliptic, 1.5--3(--6) X 0.7--3 cm, adaxially glabrous or initially ± setulose, base cuneate to broadly cuneate, rarely subrounded, margin obscurely undulate-crenate, apex acuminate; veins prominently reticulate. Pedicel 2--4 cm, sparsely glandular. Flowers solitary, axillary. Calyx lobes ovate, apex acuminate, 3.5--4 mm. Corolla yellow, 7--10 mm, deeply parted; lobes narrowly oblong, 6--9 X 2.7--4 mm, apex obtuse. Filaments connate basally into a ca. 0.8 mm high ring, free parts very short; anthers 3--4 mm, basifixed, opening by apical pores. Style 3.5--5 mm. Capsule 3--4 mm in diam., ca. as long as calyx. Fl. May.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

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

Lysimachia microcarpa world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:895900-1
WFO ID wfo-0001105576
COL ID 6QR2X
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Synonyms

Lysimachia microcarpa