Veronica rockii H.L.Li

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Veronica

Characteristics

Perennials, 17-40 cm tall. Rhizomes less than 1 cm. Stems erect, simple, rarely basally branched, pubescent with multicellular hairs along 2 lines. Leaves sessile, narrowly oblong to lanceolate, 1.5-8 X 0.4-2 cm, villous or glabrescent, base rounded, margin deltoid dentate. Racemes 2-4, axillary from uppermost leaves, vertical or ascending, 2-7 cm in flower, to 15 cm in fruit, pubescent; bracts linear, usually shorter than pedicel. Calyx deeply parted, 5-lobed; lobes linear-elliptic, ca. 3 mm at anthesis, to 4-6 mm in fruit, upper lobe much smaller or wanting. Corolla blue or purple, 3-4 mm; tube glabrous inside, adaxially parted to ca. 1/2 of corolla length, abaxially lobed to 3/5; lobes ovate-orbicular to elliptic. Stamens much shorter than corolla, adnate to corolla for most of their length. Ovary and capsule glabrous or rarely sparsely hairy. Capsule ovoid to ovoid-conical, tapering, apex obtuse. Style 1-1.5 mm. Seeds more than 40 per capsule, flattened, slightly convex on both sides; seed coat smooth. Fl. Jul-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality -
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.17 - 0.4
Root system rhizome
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Veronica rockii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:812585-1
WFO ID wfo-0001139927
COL ID 7FPNG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Veronica rockii Veronica rockii subsp. rockii

Lower taxons

Veronica rockii subsp. stenocarpon