Lepidagathis calycina Hochst. ex Nees

This species is native to NE Tropical Africa, extending to N Kenya, Arabian Peninsula, S Pakistan, eastwards to Myanmar. (Ref. POWO; 2023). There is only one species of Lepidagathis occurs in Oman. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).

علم تشكل النبات


Woody-based perennial herb ; up to 30-40 cm tall . Stems erect to ascending to decumbent , fairly densely pubescent with up to c . 0 . 1–0 . 3 mm long appressed eglandular hairs . Leaves opposite , 12–42 × 12–20 mm , ovate to elliptic-ovate , apex obtuse , base rounded , margins entire to irregularly crenulate , sparsely pubescent ; petiole 3–7 mm . Inflorescences in congested axillary spikes ; bracts overlapping , 8–10 mm , ovate , green with scarious marginss , midrib drawn into an acuminate tip ; bracteoles ± 5 mm . Flowers white or yellowish with purple markings in throat ; calyx ± 3 mm , pubescent , unequally 4-lobed , upper lobe lanceolate , up to 10 mm , lower lobe ± 10 mm , divided to half its length , lateral lobes ± 7 mm , narrow lanceolate ; corolla white or yellowish with purple markings in throat , tube ± 6 mm ; upper lip ± 5 mm , 2- lipped ; lower lip ± 6 mm , 3-lobed ; stamens 4 ; anthers of the lower stamens 2-celled , slightly displaced ; ... Expand

وقت الإزهار


No Data

الوضع البيئي الحالي


Not Evaluated (NE)

الوفرة


Frequent

التوزيع الجغرافي والبيئي


الوصف غير متاح حاليًا

Distribution Map

المرادفات


Lepidagathis aparine Chiov.
Lepidagathis discolor Stocks ex Boiss.
Lepidagathis strobilifera Stocks

الإكثار


No data

العناية بالنبات


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الأسماء الشائعة


Calycine Lepidagathis
Calycine False Pimpernel

الأسماء المحلية


Not available

الاستخدامات


Not recorded yet.

المراجع


*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://www.nzpcn.org.nz *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

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