Petrocosmea sericea C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Gesneriaceae > Petrocosmea

Characteristics

Petiole 1-4 cm, densely brownish yellow appressed puberulent; leaf blade elliptic to ovate, 1.5-6.5 X 0.8-3.5(-4.5) cm, brownish yellow appressed puberulent, base broadly cuneate to cuneate, margin nearly entire to repand-crenate, apex broadly acute; lateral veins abaxially conspicuous. Cymes 1-3-flowered; peduncle 5.5-7 cm, densely brownish yellow appressed puberulent; bracts linear, 3-6 mm. Pedicel 4-12 mm. Calyx actinomorphic, 5-sect from base; segments equal, linear, 5.5-6 X ca. 1 mm, outside densely brownish yellow appressed puberulent. Corolla purple-blue, outside sparsely puberulent, inside glabrous; tube ca. 5 mm; adaxial lip ca. 5 mm, indistinctly 2-lobed; abaxial lip ca. 8 mm. Filaments ca. 3 mm, minutely hispid; anthers ca. 1 mm, beakless; staminodes 2. Pistil ca. 1 cm; ovary ca. 3 mm, appressed puberulent. Style sparsely puberulent near base. Capsule to 1.2 cm. Fl. Oct, fr. Nov-Jan.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Root system -
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Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Petrocosmea sericea world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:902742-1
WFO ID wfo-0001237154
COL ID 776PT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Petrocosmea sericea