黄筒花Phacellanthus tubiflorus

  • Scientific Name: Phacellanthus tubiflorus Siebold & Zuccarini
  • Ref: Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(3): 141. 1846.
  • Synonyms: Phacellanthus continentalis Komarov; Tienmuia triandra Hu.
  • Chinese Common Name: 黄筒花 huang tong hua
  • Japanese Common Name: オウトウカ(outouka), 清澄靫 キヨスミウツボ(kiyosumiutsubo)
  • Family: Orobanchaceae
  • Genus: Phacellanthus
  • Distribution: Slopes, forests; 800-1400 m. Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Jilin, Shaanxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea, Russia (Far East)].
  • Type: Tienmuia triandra Hu, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 9 (1): 6. 1939. Chekiang [Zhejiang] (浙江): Tien-mu-shan [Tianmu shan](天目山), 1927-05 [1927-06], H.H. Hu (胡先骕) 1689 [1699] (Holotype: PE).
 Plants 5-11 cm tall, glabrescent. Stems erect, solitary or clustered, unbranched. Leaves ovate-triangular or narrowly so, 5-8(-10) X 3-4 mm, margin slightly membranous, apex acute. Bract 1.5-2.3 cm X 5-8 mm, apex acuminate or subobtuse. Corolla white or pale yellow, 2.5-3.5 cm; tube 2.5-3 cm; lobes subequal, oblong, ca. 3 X 2 mm. Filaments 1.2-1.4 cm, sparsely pubescent on lower part; anthers ca. 1.8 mm. Ovary ellipsoid-globose. Style 1.3-1.6 cm, glabrous. Capsule 1-1.4 cm X 5-8 mm. Seeds ovoid, 0.3-0.4 X ca. 0.2 mm; testa reticulate. Fl. May-Jul, fr. Jul-Aug.(Flora of China)

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