Rehmannia chingii H.L.Li

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Rehmannia

Characteristics

Herbs, 30-60 cm tall, villous. Stems simple or branched. Basal leaves subrosulate; petiole 2-7 cm, winged; leaf blade elliptic, 6-12 X 3-6 cm, sparsely white villous, base cuneate and gradually attenuate, margin irregularly crenate, coarsely serrate, or crenate. Stem leaves similar to basal leaves, gradually decreasing in size upward. Flowers exceeding bract. Pedicel villous, with eglandular and glandular hairs. Bracteoles absent. Calyx 1-2 cm; lobes lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, villous with eglandular and glandular hairs; lower 2 lobes 3-7 mm, subequal; upper 3 lobes slightly longer than lower lobes, middle lobe 1-1.2 cm; lateral lobes 5-8 mm. Corolla purple-red, 5.5-7 cm, outside villous; tube inflated; lower lip narrowly elliptic, apex acute to rounded, middle lobe ca. 2 X 1.4 cm, lateral lobes slightly smaller than other lobes; upper lip lobes ovate, 1.4-1.8 cm, apex subacute to rounded. Stamens 4; filaments basally short glandular hairy. Capsule ovoid, ca. 1.4 cm. Seeds ovoid to narrowly ovoid, ca. 1 mm. Fl. Apr-May, fr. May-Jun.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 21 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Rehmannia chingii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:808642-1
WFO ID wfo-0001140156
COL ID 4RPXB
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Synonyms

Rehmannia chingii Rehmannia chingii f. albiflora