Staurogyne sichuanica H.S.Lo

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Staurogyne

Characteristics

Herbs 10-30 cm tall. Stems purplish black, terete, sulcate, pubescent. Petiole purple, 1-2 cm, puberulent; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, 4-9 × 1.3-3 mm, both surfaces sparsely strigillose, secondary veins 6-11 on each side of midvein and abaxially inconspicuous, base cuneate to broadly cuneate and sometimes oblique, margin entire, apex acuminate. Racemes terminal or axillary, 3.5-6 cm, 2-5-flowered; peduncle and rachis slightly puberulent; bracts linear, ca. 5.5 × 0.5 mm, subglabrous, 1-veined, margin ciliate; bracteoles similar to bracts. Pedicel 4-7 mm. Calyx ca. 1.1 cm, subglabrous; lobes linear, 9-11 × 0.6-1.2 mm, subequal, 3-veined, margin ciliate. Corolla purplish blue in bud. Staminal filaments glabrous. Ovary glabrous. Capsule ca. 5 mm. Fl. Feb, fr. Jun-Jul.
Life form -
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system -
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) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Staurogyne sichuanica world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Staurogyne sichuanica threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:934289-1
WFO ID wfo-0001251638
COL ID 6ZHXZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Didissandra chishuiense Staurogyne sichuanica