Gentiana franchetiana (Gentiana franchetiana)
Description
Annuals 2-3.5 cm tall.Stems purple,erect,branched from middle,apically,or rarely from base,densely papillate.Leaves crowded;petiole tube 0.5-1 mm,abaxially papillate;leaf blade ovate-lanceolate to ovate,subleathery,rigid,margin cartilaginous and ciliolate,apex acuminate to acute and apiculate,midvein prominent.Basal leaves withered at anthesis;leaf blade 7-10 × 2.5-6 mm.Stem leaf blades 5-9 × 1-3 mm.Flowers few to many,subsessile.Calyx narrowly obconic,5-6 mm;lobes linear-lanceolate,2.5-3 mm,equal,as long as tube,subleathery,rigid,margin cartilaginous and ciliolate,apex acute and apiculate,midvein prominent.Corolla outside tinged green,inside dark blue,tubular,8-9 mm;lobes ovate,1-1.2 mm,margin entire,apex obtuse;plicae ovate,0.6-0.8 mm,margin entire,apex obtuse.Stamens inserted at middle of corolla tube,equal;filaments 2-3 mm;anthers narrowly ellipsoid,1-1.2 mm.Style 1-1.5 mm;stigma lobes oblong.Capsules obovoid,3-3.5 mm;gynophore to 6 mm,stout.Seeds brown,ovoid,0.5-0.7 mm.Fl.and fr.Apr-Oct.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Gentianales
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Family: Gentianaceae
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Genus: Gentiana
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