Gentiana bryoides (Gentiana bryoides)
Description
Annuals 2-5 cm tall.Stems ascending to erect,2 to few branched from base,sparsely papillate.Basal leaves withered at anthesis;petiole 1-1.5 mm,margin ciliolate or sometimes papillate;leaf blade ovate to ovate-orbicular,5-7 × 3-4.5 mm,base narrowed,margin thick cartilaginous and smooth or ciliolate,apex acute to obtuse and mucronate,veins 1-3,distinct,and slender.Stem leaves crowded to spreading;petiole tube 0.5-1 mm,margin ciliolate,abaxially glabrous or sometimes papillate;leaf blade obovate,3-4.5 × 1-1.5 mm,shorter to longer than internodes,base narrowed,margin thick cartilaginous and smooth or ciliolate,apex rounded and mucronate,midvein distinct.Flowers subsessile or on pedi-cels to 1.2 cm,sparsely papillate.Calyx obconic,5-6 mm;lobes recurved to rarely erect,ovate to ovate-orbicular,1.5-2 mm,base slightly narrowed,margin cartilaginous and smooth or sparsely ciliolate,apex acute to rounded and cuspidate,midvein prominent.Corolla pale blue,with short dark blue lines in throat,tubular to narrowly obconic,9-10 mm;lobes ovate,2-2.5 mm,margin entire,apex obtuse and mucronate;plicae broadly ovate,1-1.3 mm,margin entire or crenulate,apex obtuse.Stamens inserted just below middle of corolla tube,equal;filaments 2.5-3 mm,linear-subulate;anthers narrowly ellipsoid,0.8-1 mm.Style 1.2-1.5 mm;stigma lobes narrowly oblong.Capsules narrowly obovoid,3-5 mm;gynophore 1.5-1.8 cm,slender.Seeds brown,ovoid,0.8-1 mm.Fl.and fr.May-Jun.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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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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