Lysimachia volkensii Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Lysimachia

Characteristics

Stems few to numerous, erect or decumbent, up to 1 m. high.. Leaves subopposite or alternate, sessile, narrowly lanceolate, acute, auriculate at the base.. Raceme 2–25 cm. long, usually congested at anthesis, lax in fruit; pedicels ascending, up to 5 mm. long at anthesis, elongating in fruit up to 20 mm.. Calyx-lobes oblong, obtuse or acute, 3–4 mm. long at anthesis, 4–5 mm. long in fruit.. Corolla as long as or longer than the calyx.. Style 2–3 mm. long.. Capsule globuse, 3–4 mm. in diameter.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Usage

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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 volkensii world distribution map, present in Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:701413-1
WFO ID wfo-0001105536
COL ID 6QQRY
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Synonyms

Lysimachia volkensii