Rhabdothamnopsis sinensis Hemsl.

Species

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Characteristics

Leaves sometimes crowded near stem apex; petiole subsessile to 9 mm; leaf blade narrowly elliptic to ovate or obovate, 1-4 X (0.5-)0.8-2.6 cm, puberulent, margin serrulate to crenulate, apex acute to rounded, rarely acuminate; lateral veins 3-5 on each side of midrib. Peduncle 0.8-2.8 cm, densely pub-erulent to pilose. Calyx segments narrowly lanceolate to nar-rowly triangular, 5-7 X 0.6-1 mm, outside puberulent. Corolla purple to blue or white to pale yellow, with purple stripes, 1.9-3.9 X 0.7-1.3 cm, outside puberulent; tube 1.3-3 cm; adaxial lip 2-6 mm, lobes suborbicular, 1.5-4 mm; abaxial lip 0.5-1.5 cm, lobes oblong to suborbicular, 4-8 mm. Filaments 3-10 mm, bearded; staminodes ca. 2.5 mm. Pistil 1.5-2.5 cm, glandular puberulent. Capsule (1-)1.5-2.5 cm. Fl. May-Aug, fr. Jun-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form subshrub
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Distribution

Rhabdothamnopsis sinensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316007-1
WFO ID wfo-0001219812
COL ID 4RWGR
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Synonyms

Boea rubicunda Boea esquirolii Rhabdothamnopsis sinensis Streptocarpus chinensis Rhabdothamnopsis limprichtiana Boea cavaleriei Rhabdothamnopsis sinensis var. ochroleuca