Veronicastrum yunnanense (W.W.Sm.) T.Yamaz.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Veronicastrum

Characteristics

Stems woody, climbing, terete, obscurely angular, branched in middle, villous with multicellular hairs or with curly brown hairs. Leaves alternate, petiolate; leaf blade ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 3-5 X 1-2.5 cm, adaxially dark when dry, sparsely hairy. Inflorescences terminal, 3-6 cm, capitate glandular. Corolla white or blue, 5-6 mm, slightly arching forward; tube sparsely hairy inside; limb slightly 2-lipped, unequally lobed; lower lip 1-lobed, broadly linear, often reflexed; upper lip 3-lobed, middle lobe galeate. Stamens exserted; filaments basally hairy. Capsule ca. 2.5 mm. Seeds ovoid; seed coat thin, transparent, conspicuously reticulate. Fl. May-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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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 yunnanense world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:812881-1
WFO ID wfo-0001139883
COL ID 5B7LP
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Synonyms

Calorhabdos yunnanensis Botryopleuron yunnanense Veronicastrum yunnanense