Oreocharis cordatula Pellegr.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Gesneriaceae > Oreocharis

Characteristics

Petiole to 8(-13) cm, densely pale brown woolly; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate to narrowly ovate, 3-7.5 X 1.2-2.5 cm, adaxially densely appressed pubescent, abaxially densely pale brown woolly, base sometimes oblique, cuneate to cordate, margin coarsely crenate to coarsely serrate, apex acute to rounded; lateral veins 5 or 6 on each side of midrib, indistinct. Cymes 1-10-flowered; peduncle 5.5-14 cm, translucent to purple-red glandular pubescent; bracts 2, deciduous, ovate to linear, 0.5-1 X 0.2-0.5 mm, pubescent, margin entire. Pedicel 0.7-2 cm. Calyx segments subulate to narrowly triangular, 1.5-3.5 mm, margin entire. Corolla deep orange to yellow, 1.9-2.4 cm, outside sparsely glandular pubescent; tube cylindric, narrowed at mouth, 1.2-1.4 cm X 4-6(-8) mm; limb 2-lipped; adaxial lip shallowly 2-lobed, lobes 3-4 X 3-5 mm; abaxial lip lobes 6-7 X ca. 2 mm. Stamens adnate to corolla 3-6 mm above base, 8-11 mm; filaments slender, glabrous; anthers broadly oblong, 2-loculed, dehiscing longitudinally, connective glabrous; staminode 1, ca. 0.5 mm. Disc 2-2.5 mm, subentire. Pistil 1-1.2 cm, glandular pubescent. Stigma 1, disc-shaped. Capsule 2-3 cm. Fl. Jun-Aug, fr. Jul-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Distribution

Oreocharis cordatula world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:382006-1
WFO ID wfo-0001228919
COL ID 74SRX
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Synonyms

Perantha cordatula Oreocharis cordatula