Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Clinopodium megalanthum (Diels) C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan ex H.W.Li |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 12: 220 (1974) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Altitude | 1300-3200m |
Description | leaves triangular-ovate to lanceolate, 12-38mm, white ciliate, crenate, whorls many flowered, spherical, flowers 15-20mm long, strigose |
Size | 10-60cm |
Color | pink, purple |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calamintha chinensis var. megalantha Diels Calamintha clinopodium var. megalantha (Diels) Dunn Calamintha megalantha (Diels) Hand.-Mazz. Clinopodium megalanthum var. intermedium C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan ex H.W.Li Clinopodium megalanthum var. lancifolium C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan ex H.W.Li Clinopodium megalanthum f. leucanthum H.Y.Su Clinopodium megalanthum var. robustum C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan ex H.W.Li Clinopodium megalanthum var. speciosum C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan ex H.W.Li Clinopodium megalanthum f. subglabrum C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan ex H.W.Li Clinopodium umbrosum var. souliei (H.Lév.) McKean Satureja chinensis var. megalantha (Diels) Kudo |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |