Introduction of Epilobium Herb in Epilobium sect:(28).Epilobium blinii Lévl.
✵The article gives records of the herb (28).Epilobium blinii Lévl., its English name, Latin name, common names, property and flavor, its botanical source plant species, with a detailed introduction to the botanical features of this plant species, the growth characteristics, and ecological environment of this plant species.
Epilobium sect:(28).Epilobium blinii Lévl.
Introduction: Epilobium sect is a section in the Epilobium genus of the Onagraceae family (evening primrose family), perennial herbs, upright, ascending, or prostrate. Stems are cylindrical or quadrangular. Leaves are opposite (occasionally whorled) at least below inflorescence and alternate sparsely spirally (E. sinense H. Lev.). Flowers are actinomorphic, parallel to the stem axis when blooming; flower tube exists; petal apex is concave to deeply 2-lobed; stamens vary in length in 2 whorls, pollen grains are yellow, pollinated by quadruple pollen; style is always upright; stigma is usually entire, clavate to capitate, as long as or higher than stamens, sometimes 4-lobed and higher than stamens.
Botanical description: Epilobium blinii Lévl is classified in the Epilobium genus, of the Onagraceae family, it is commonly known as Long-column willow herb or Peat-bog willow herb.
Epilobium blinii Lévl is a perennial herb, upright or slightly ascending, with decumbent rhizomes, rosette-like overwintering buds grow from the base of stems; stems grow up to 45 cm, often unbranched, covered by curly pubescent, sparsely nearly glabrous, with many obvious ridges; leaves are opposite, upper leaves are alternate, basal leaves are obovate or oblanceolate, 1.5~4.5 cm long, with petioles 1~5 mm long; cauline leaves are narrowly elliptic, oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, 1~3 cm long, the apex is obtuse, the base is nearly cuneate, sparsely rounded, sparsely distant from tooth convex, sparsely nearly entire, sparsely pubescent on both surfaces, lateral veins are 3-4 pairs.
The inflorescence is nearly upright or pendulous; flowers are upright; pedicel is 1.2~3.5 cm long; flower tube is 1.2~2.5 mm long, sparsely ringed with long hairs on throat; sepals are narrowly lanceolate, 5~7.5 mm long, densely pubescent, and mixed with glandular hairs; petals are rose or purple, obovate, 1~1.5 cm long, the apex is concave; the ovary is densely pubescent, sometimes mixed with glandular hairs; the lower part of the style and under the stigma are densely covered stretched hairs; the stigma is deep to shallow 4-lobed, protruding stamens.
Capsular fruit is 3-5.5 cm long, often densely pubescent, sometimes mixed glandular hairs; carpopodium (fruit stalk) is 1.5~3.5 cm long; seeds are brown, oblong or narrowly obovoid, 1.2~1.5 mm long, with fine papillae; the base is fine-pointed, with a short rostrum (beak) at the top; the tassels are gray-white, 0.7~1 cm long, easy to fall off; the flowering period is from April to July, and the fruiting period is from May to August or October.
Epilobium blinii Lévl is related to Epilobium nankotaizanense Yamamoto, which is also native to the high mountains of central Taiwan.
Ecological environment: Epilobium blinii Lévl grows in mountainous acid swamps and shady places near lakes and ditches, especially sphagnum moss and bamboo forests in shady and damp places, at altitudes of 1,500~3,300 meters, this species is endemic to China, it grows in west south mountains of China.
This species of plant was still widely distributed in the 1930s, but its distribution area has shrunk rapidly since then. So far, only small pieces are distributed in some special habitats at medium and low altitudes in west-south China, and it has become an endangered species. This may be closely related to the deforestation of the production area and the deterioration of the living environment.
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1.Introduction of Epilobium Herb in Epilobium sect:(28).Epilobium blinii Lévl.
✵The article gives records of the herb (28).Epilobium blinii Lévl., its English name, Latin name, common names, property and flavor, its botanical source plant species, with a detailed introduction to the botanical features of this plant species, the growth characteristics, and ecological environment of this plant species.
Introduction: Epilobium sect is a section in the Epilobium genus of the Onagraceae family (evening primrose family), perennial herbs, upright, ascending, or prostrate. Stems are cylindrical or quadrangular. Leaves are opposite (occasionally whorled) at least below inflorescence and alternate sparsely spirally (E. sinense H. Lev.). Flowers are actinomorphic, parallel to the stem axis when blooming; flower tube exists; petal apex is concave to deeply 2-lobed; stamens vary in length in 2 whorls, pollen grains are yellow, pollinated by quadruple pollen; style is always upright; stigma is usually entire, clavate to capitate, as long as or higher than stamens, sometimes 4-lobed and higher than stamens.
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