Scutellaria playfairii Kudô

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Scutellaria

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Stems trailing, 15-30 cm tall, 1-2 mm in diam., densely antrorse pubescent, very rarely subglabrous, branches flexuous. Petiole 2-4 mm; leaf blade ovate to subcircular, 0.9-1.6 × 0.7-1.5 cm, ± leathery, base shallowly cordate to subtruncate, apex rounded. Racemes terminal, 4-6.5(-20) cm, glandular hairy; bracts elliptic to broadly ovate, 2-3 mm, base attenuate, margin entire to shallowly serrate, apex obtuse. Pedicel 2-3 mm, hairy. Calyx ca. 2 mm, to 3 mm in fruit; scutellum ca. 0.5 mm, to 2.5 mm in fruit, glandular hairy. Corolla 2-2.6 cm, puberulent outside, pubescent on lower lip inside; tube slightly bent, ca. 2.5 mm wide at throat; middle lobe of lower lip circular-ovate, slightly constricted at sides, apex rounded; lateral lobes oblong, ca. 1/2 as long as middle lobe. Nutlets ovoid, ca. 1 × less than 1 mm, tuberculate, adaxially concave, umbonate on central part. Fl. and fr. Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
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Fruiting months
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OctNovDec
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Environment

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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Distribution

Scutellaria playfairii world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:458567-1
WFO ID wfo-0000308307
COL ID 4W2HQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Scutellaria luzonica var. playfairii Scutellaria tashiroi var. playfairii Scutellaria playfairii Scutellaria javanica var. playfairi

Lower taxons

Scutellaria playfairii var. playfairii Scutellaria playfairii var. procumbens