Spiradiclis tomentosa D.Fang & D.H.Qin

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Spiradiclis

Characteristics

Herbs, erect, 3-23 cm tall, presumably perennial, acaulescent with leaves clustered at base; stems densely gray-viscid multicellular tomentose. Leaves slightly anisophyllous; petiole 0.5-4.5 cm, densely tomentose; blade drying thinly papery, oblanceolate, obovate, or rarely elliptic, 3.5-14 × 1.5-5 cm, both surfaces densely tomentose, base acute, apex cuspidate to rounded; secondary veins 7-10 pairs; stipules persistent, triangular, 8-22 mm, tomentose, narrowed to subulate acuminate apex. Inflorescences paniculiform, 8-to many flowered, tomentose; peduncles 4.5-18 cm; bracts linear, 3-7 mm; pedicels 1-5 mm. Calyx tomentose; hypanthium portion turbinate, ca. 1 mm; lobes linear, 1.5-2 mm. Corolla white, subfunnelform, outside sparsely pubescent; tube 6-8 mm, glabrous inside; lobes ovate, 2-3 mm. Capsules subglobose, ca. 2 mm in diam., valves 4, persistent calyx lobes 3.5-4 mm. Fl. Apr, fr. Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.23
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Distribution

Spiradiclis tomentosa world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20002150-1
WFO ID wfo-0000313059
COL ID 4Z6D4
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Synonyms

Spiradiclis tomentosa