Veronicastrum brunonianum (Benth.) D.Y.Hong

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Veronicastrum

Characteristics

Rhizomes to 10 cm. Stems herbaceous, erect, 30-150 cm tall, terete, wingless or rarely winged, basally glabrous, apically with multicellular glandular hairs; branches rarely developed. Leaves alternate, sessile, narrowly elliptic, 10-20 X 3-5 cm, glabrous or adaxially sparsely puberulent, base cuneate to rounded and sometimes slightly amplexicaul, margin dentate to serrate, apex acuminate to caudate-acuminate. Inflorescences terminal, often 1, occasionally 2 or more, long caudate, axis densely glandular with multicelluar hairs. Corolla white, yellow-white, grayish yellow, or orange-yellow, 6-8 mm, arching 30° forward; tube apically hairy inside; limb 2-3 mm, conspicuously 2-lipped, unequally lobed; lower lip linear-lanceolate, reflexed; upper lip 3-lobed, middle lobe ovate-orbicular and straight or galeate, lateral lobes erect or reversed toward lateral-posterior position. Stamens exserted; filaments hairy or sometimes glabrous; anthers to 2.5 mm. Capsule ovoid-globose, ca. 4 mm. Seeds angular; seed coat thick, transparent, reticulate. Fl. Jul-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.5
Root system rhizome
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 21 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Veronicastrum brunonianum world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:812853-1
WFO ID wfo-0001139882
COL ID 5B7KQ
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Synonyms

Calorhabdos brunoniana Veronicastrum brunonianum Veronicastrum brunonianum subsp. brunonianum

Lower taxons

Veronicastrum brunonianum subsp. sutchuenense