Pyrola forrestiana Andres

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Pyrola

Characteristics

Herbs 20–27 cm tall. Rhizome slender, branched. Leaves 3–7; petiole 2–4.5 cm; leaf blade light green abaxially, green adaxially, triangular ovate, obovate, or suborbicular, 2.5–4.5 × 2–3.5 cm, thickly leathery, rough, base rounded or truncate, margin conspicuously crenate, apex obtuse. Scales at base of scape, narrowly oblong, 8–12 × 3–5 mm; raceme 6–9 cm, 9–12-flowered. Pedicel 5–10 mm; bracts oblong-lanceolate, slightly longer than pedicel, membranous, apex acute. Flowers nodding, saucer-shaped, 1–1.5 cm in diam. Sepals triangular or triangular-ovate, 1.5–2.5 × 1.5–2 mm, apex obtuse. Petals greenish yellow, ovate or suborbicular, 7–9 × 5–7 mm. Filaments flattened; anthers yellow, oblong, tubules present. Style exserted, ca. 1 cm, curved at upper part, dilated at apex into a ring. Capsules 5–7 mm in diam. Fl. Jul–Aug, fr. Aug–Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support mycoheterotroph
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.27
Root system rhizome
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) 6-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Pyrola forrestiana world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:706952-1
WFO ID wfo-0001129058
COL ID 78PSG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pyrola forrestiana