Lamiaceae
Caryopteris

Caryopteris incana (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Miq.

First published in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 97 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SE. China to Korea, Japan (W. Kyushu), Taiwan. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Flora Zambesiaca. Vol 8, Pt 7. Avicenniaceae, R. Fernandes. Nesogenaceae, M.A. Diniz. Verbenaceae, R. Fernandes. Lamiaceae, R. Fernandes. 2005.

Morphology General
Perennial aromatic herb or shrub up to c. 1.5 m high, appressed whitish-tomentose on branches, peduncles and inflorescence
Morphology Leaves
Leaf lamina very variable, 2.5–7.5 × 1.5–2 cm, ovate, oblong-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse at the apex, rounded or cuneate at the base, coarsely serrate except at the base, chartaceous and somewhat greyish-green, very shortly pubescent and glandular on the upper surface, white to silvery appressed tomentose beneath; petiole 0.6–1.8 cm long, slender, tomentose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Cymes axillary in upper leaves, dense, 1.5–3 cm in diameter, subglobose; peduncles 1–3.7 cm long, slender
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx c. 2.5–3 mm long, 5-lobed; lobes lanceolate, acute, subequalling the tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla bright blue, lavender-blue, mauve or purple, pubescent; tube longer than the calyx, subcylindric; limb c. 8 mm in diameter, with the 4 upper lobes spreading, rounded-ovate, obtuse, the lower lobe ± twice as long as the others, deflexed, fimbriate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 2–3-times longer than the corolla
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary pubescent; style subequalling the stamens, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule c. 2 mm long, hirsute.
Distribution
Zimbabwe Native to E Asia (China, Macau, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Taiwan), it is cultivated as an ornamental in some countries. District code: ZIM C, ZIM S.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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