Meehania fargesii (H.Lév.) C.Y.Wu


Family	LAMIACEAE
Genus species	Meehania fargesii (H.Lév.) C.Y.Wu
Synonyms	Dracocephalum fargesii H.Lév.
Habitat	thickets and woods
Altitude	700-3500m
Description	stoloniferous, leaves petiolate, cordate to oblong-ovate, thin, abaxially pilose, crenate, floral whorls in terminal raceme, flowers 28-45mm long, pubescent
Size	10-20cm
Color	purplish red, red
Bloom	spring
Ca
Type	tuft
Cultivation	cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagation	seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in spring
Territory	Asia-Temperate China (China South-Central)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	LAMIACEAE Meehania fargesii (H.Lév.) C.Y.Wu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8(1): 12 (1959) Basionym: Dracocephalum fargesii H.Lév., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 246 (1911) ============================================================================ fargesii typica ined. Synonyms: Meehania fargesii obtusata T.Chen sc. China 36 CHC 1900-3500m fargesii pedunculata (Hemsl.) C.Y.Wu, ibid. Basionym: Dracocephalum urticifolium pedunculatum Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 293 (1890) Synonyms: Dracocephalum pedunculatum (Hemsl.) Diels Meehania urticifolia pedunculata (Hemsl.) Kudô s. China 36 CHC CHS 1400-3500m fargesii pinetorum (Hand.-Mazz) C.Y.Wu, ibid. Basionym: Dracocephalum urticifolium pinetorum Hand.-Mazz., Sitzungber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. Abt. 1. 57: 236 (1925) Synonyms: Meehania pinetorum (Hand.-Mazz.) Kudô Meehania urticifolia pinetorum (Hand.-Mazz.) Hand.-Mazz. Dracocephalum simplex Vaniot Meehania simplex (Vaniot) Hand.-Mazz. sc. China 36 CHC 700-2700m fargesii radicans (Vaniot) C.Y.Wu, ibid. Basionym: Dracocephalum radicans Vaniot, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3. 14(183): 180 (1904) Synonyms: Meehania radicans (Vaniot) A.L.Budantzev s. China 36 CHC CHS 1200-1800m