Veronicastrum formosanum (Masam.) T.Yamaz.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Veronicastrum

Characteristics

Stems erect, 15-30 cm tall, simple or branched, winged, glabrous. Leaves alternate, subsessile to short petiolate; leaf blade broadly linear to elliptic, 4-11 X 0.5-2 cm, glabrous, base attenuate, margin serrate to dentate and with ascending teeth tips, apex acute to acuminate. Racemes terminal on main stems and leafy branches, 1.5-4.5 cm; bracts subulate-lanceolate, 3-5 X ca. 1 mm. Calyx glabrous; lobes subulate-lanceolate, 3-4 X ca. 1 mm. Corolla greenish to yellowish or purplish, ca. 3 mm, pubescent; tube as long as limb; limb actinomorphic. Stamens nearly as long as corolla; filaments hairy. Capsule ovoid-globose, 3-4 mm, glabrous. Fl. Jul-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

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Usage

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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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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 formosanum world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:812858-1
WFO ID wfo-0001139900
COL ID 7FPNR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Botryopleuron kitamurae Calorhabdos formosana Calorhabdos kitamurae Veronica formosana Veronicastrum kitamurae Veronicastrum formosanum Veronica kitamurae