Oreocharis villosa

(Oreocharis villosa)

Description

Leaves sessile;leaf blade obovate to oblanceolate,3-8 X 1.5-3.5 cm,adaxially sparsely brown villous to glabrescent,abaxially rust-brown villous,brown villous along veins,base narrowly cuneate,margin irregularly dentate in apical half,apex obtuse;lateral veins 4 or 5 on each side of midrib,indistinct.Peduncle 5-8 cm,rust-brown villous;bracts ca.3 mm,brownish villous,margin entire.Pedicel 5-8 mm.Calyx segments lanceolate,ca.3 mm,margin entire.Corolla white to purple,1.3 (-2) cm,outside glabrescent;tube narrowly urceolate,8(-14) X ca.3 mm;adaxial lip 4(-6) mm,lobes orbicular,1.7(-2.5) X ca.2 mm;abaxial lip 3.2(-4) mm,lobes oblong,2.5(-3) X ca.2 mm.Stamens 4-6 mm;filaments glabrous;anthers coherent in pairs,thecae not confluent;staminode ca.0.8 mm.Pistil ca.4 mm,glabrous;ovary ca.3 mm.Capsule ca.3.5 cm.Fl.Apr-May.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Gesneriaceae
Genus:Oreocharis
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