毛果珍珠花 Lyonia ovalifolia var. hebecarpa

by Jun

  • Scientific Name: Lyonia ovalifolia var. hebecarpa (Franch. ex F.B. Forbes & Hemsl.) Chun
  • Ref: Sunyatsenia 4(3-4):253. 1940
  • Synonyms: Pieris henryi Level., Pieris mairei H.Lév.
  • Chinese Common Name: 毛果珍珠花 máoguǒ zhēnzhūhuā, 毛果南烛 máoguǒ nánzhú
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Genus: Lyonia
  • Distribution: Pinus and Quercus forests, forest margins, thickets, open and dry slopes; 200–3400 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.
  • Photo: 06/10/2013
Leaf blade ovate to elliptic-ovate, 5–12(–15) × (2.3–)3–6(–8) cm, abaxially sparsely or densely pubescent, base rounded to cordate, apex acuminate to long acuminate. Inflorescences usually with leaflike bracts. Filaments with 2 distinct spurs. Capsule globose, 3–4 mm in diam., with thickened sutures, densely pubescent. (Flora of China)
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