Gentiana cerina Hook.f.
Details
Gentiana cerina Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. I. (Fl. Antarct.) Part I, 54 (1844)
Nomenclature
Hook.f.
Hook.f.
1844
54
ICN
Gentiana cerina Hook.f.
species
Gentiana cerina
Classification
Subordinates
Descriptions
Gentiana cerina Hook.f.
Perennial; stems us. several to many, margined, stout, trailing or prostrate, us. much-branched; branches very lfy, ± 20-45 cm. long, ascending to suberect at tips. Basal lvs coriac., fleshy, shining; lamina obovate- to spathulate-oblong to linear-spathulate, (12)-20-40 × 8-10 mm., with 3 evident nerves, narrowed to broad flat petiole. Cauline lvs similar, 6-36 mm. long, on very short petioles. Fls several together, approximate, near ends of branches, 8-16 mm. long, sts laxly corymbose, subsessile or on very short slender pedicels. Calyx < or - corolla, cut 3/4 way or more into oblong or spathulate, obtuse, often recurved lobes. Corolla white or ± streaked with red or purple veins, broadly rotate-campanulate with oblong obtuse lobes c. 7 mm. wide.
Taxonomic concepts
Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
29 July 2005