九管血 Ardisia brevicaulis

  • Scientific Name: Ardisia brevicaulis Diels
  • Ref: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 519. 1900
  • Chinese Common Name: 九管血 jiǔguǎnxuè, 矮茎朱砂根 ǎijīng zhūshāgēn
  • Family: Primulaceae
  • Genus: Ardisia
  • Distribution: Mixed forests, dark damp places; 400-1300 m. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan
Subshrubs stoloniferous. Stems 10-15 cm, puberulent when young. Petiole 1-1.5(-2) cm, puberulent; leaf blade narrowly ovate to elliptic or suboblong, 7-14(-18) × 2.5-4.8(-6) cm, papery, glabrous adaxially, puberulent abaxially, base cuneate, margin entire, reflexed, obscurely punctate, apex obtuse to rounded; lateral veins (7-)10-13 on each side of midrib, at almost right angles to midrib, marginal vein evident. Inflorescences terminal, umbellate, simple, on curved ends of specialized, puberulent, 1- or 2-leaved lateral branches 2-5 cm. Flowers pink, 4-5 mm. Pedicel 1-1.5 cm. Sepals lanceolate or ovate, ca. 2 mm, sometimes puberulent outside, ciliate, punctate. Petals ovate, ca. 5(-7) mm, glabrous, sparsely and minutely puberulent inside, prominently punctate, apex acute. Stamens shorter than petals; anthers lanceolate, acute or apiculate, punctate dorsally. Ovary glabrous, punctate; ovules ca. 6, uniseriate. Fruit red, globose, ca. 6 mm in diam., punctate. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Oct-Dec. (Flora of China)

06/30/2016

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