Veronica himalensis D.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Veronica

Characteristics

Perennials, 40-60 cm tall. Rhizomes less than 1 cm. Stems erect, simple or sometimes basally branched, pubescent. Leaves sessile, amplexicaul upward, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 3-5 X 2-3 cm, pubescent, base broadly cuneate to rounded, margin serrate and double serrate, apex obtuse, acute, or acuminate. Racemes 2-4, axillary from upper leaves, lax, to 15 cm, pubescent with multicellular hairs; bract broadly linear, nearly as long as pedicel. Pedicel straight, to 1 cm. Calyx 5-lobed; lobes broadly linear to lanceolate, ca. 7 mm, upper smaller than other 4. Corolla purple to blue, ca. 1 cm, with multicellular glandular hairs; tube ca. 2.5 mm, villous inside; lobes obovate to elliptic. Stamens slightly shorter than corolla. Capsule ovoid, slightly compressed, ca. 8 X 5 mm, apex obtuse and emarginate, subglabrous or sparsely with multicellular hairs. Persistent style 5-10 mm. Seeds more than 50 per capsule, flattened and slightly convex on both sides, ca. 1 mm; seed coat smooth. Fl. Jun-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.6
Root system rhizome
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Veronica himalensis world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:812088-1
WFO ID wfo-0001139932
COL ID 7FPHZ
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Synonyms

Veronica himalensis Veronica himalensis subsp. himalensis Veronica himalensis var. himalensis

Lower taxons

Veronica himalensis subsp. yunnanensis