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Gentiana oroata (Gentiana oroata)

Description

Perennials 4-7 cm tall.Stems ascending,simple,glabrous.Basal rosette leaves developed;leaf blade linear,1.8-3.5 cm × 2-4 mm,base connate for 2-4 mm,margin scabrous,apex acuminate,midvein distinct.Stem leaves larger,more crowded toward apex,uppermost surrounding calyx;leaf blade base obtuse and connate for 1.5-2 mm,margin scabrous,apex acute to obtuse,midvein distinct.Lower stem leaves elliptic to ovate,3-7 × 1-2.5 mm;middle to upper leaves linear,0.8-1.5 cm × 1-1.5 mm;rarely all stem leaf blades linear to narrowly elliptic.Flowers terminal,solitary,sessile.Calyx narrowly obconic,1-1.3 cm;lobes green,linear,(0.5-)0.9-1.1 cm,margin scabrous,apex obtuse,midvein distinct.Corolla pale blue,with pale yellow-white base and dark blue streaks and spots,campanulate,2.5-4 cm;lobes broadly triangular,2.5-3.5 mm,margin entire,apex obtuse and sometimes mucronate;plicae ovate,0.5-1 mm,margin entire,apex obtuse.Stamens inserted just below middle of corolla tube;filaments 8-10 mm;anthers narrowly ellipsoid,1.5-2 mm.Style 5-5.5 mm;stigma lobes suborbicular.Capsules ovoid-ellipsoid,1.2-1.3 cm;gynophore to 3.5 cm.Seeds light brown

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Gentianaceae

              • Genus: Gentianales