Ornithoboea henryi Craib

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Gesneriaceae > Ornithoboea

Characteristics

Stems 3-20 cm, pubescent to villous. Petiole 3-10.5 cm; leaf blade ovate to broadly ovate, 4.5-11 X 3.5-9 cm, puberulent, abaxially villous to pubescent along veins, margin dentate-serrate, sometimes double, apex obtuse to acuminate. Peduncle 0.8-1.5 cm, villous to pubescent; bracts 2.5-4 mm. Pedicel 7-10 mm. Calyx segments reflexed, lanceolate to obovate, 4-6 X 2-2.5 mm, outside puberulent and pubescent. Corolla blue-purple, ca. 1 cm, inside bearded at mouth, white bearded on abaxial lip central lobe; tube 4-5 X 5-7 mm; adaxial lip 2.5-3 mm, lobes 1-2 mm; abaxial lip 5-7 mm, lobes oblong, ca. 3 mm. Stamens 2-5 mm; filaments simple, glandular puberulent near apex; staminodes 2, ca. 1.2 mm. Ovary ovoid-conical, 2-2.5 mm, densely pubescent. Style ca. 3 mm, puberulent. Capsule 0.8-1.6 cm. Fl. Aug.
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Distribution

Ornithoboea henryi world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:382043-1
WFO ID wfo-0001219337
COL ID 756JN
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Synonyms

Ornithoboea henryi