Petrocosmea grandifolia W.T.Wang

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Gesneriaceae > Petrocosmea

Characteristics

Petiole 5-15 cm, densely brownish pubescent; leaf blade oblique, ovate to broadly ovate, 8-17.5 X 5.2-13.5 cm, adaxially pubescent, abaxially puberulent, base very oblique, broadly cuneate on 1 side, nearly cordate to auriculate-peltate on other, margin irregularly denticulate, apex acute; lateral veins abaxially conspicuous. Cymes 3-7-flowered; peduncle 6-10 cm, pubescent; bracts ovate to lanceolate, unequal, 5-12 mm. Pedicel 0.5-2.2 cm. Calyx actinomorphic, 5-sect from base; segments equal, lanceolate-linear to narrowly triangular, 6.5-8 X 1.5-2.5 mm, outside puberulent. Corolla white, purplish adaxially near base, outside glabrous, inside densely minute yellow glandular and sparsely pubescent below abaxial lip; tube ca. 4 mm; adaxial lip ca. 7 mm, distinctly 2-lobed; abaxial lip ca. 6 mm. Filaments 0.8-1 mm, puberulent; anthers narrowly ovoid, 2.8-3 mm, beaked ca. 0.3 mm; staminodes 3. Pistil ca. 1 cm; ovary ca. 3.5 mm, puberulent. Style glabrous. Capsule ca. 6 mm. Fl. Aug-Sep, fr. Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Petrocosmea grandifolia world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:906829-1
WFO ID wfo-0001229945
COL ID 6V6PN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Petrocosmea grandifolia