Status:
valid
Authors:
(H.Lév.) Z.Wei & Pedley
Source:
tro
Year:
2010
Citation Micro:
Fl. China10: 185 (2010)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001035465
Common Names
- Callerya gentiliana
- Gentilian's Callerya
- Callerya Gentiliana
Uses & Benefits
Callerya gentiliana is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used as a medicinal plant to treat various ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Callerya gentiliana has small, yellowish-green flowers which are borne in clusters on the tips of the fronds. The seeds are round and black. The seedlings have two fronds which are divided into two lobes.
Cultivation and Propagation
Callerya gentiliana is a perennial shrub that can be propagated by seed or cuttings. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant and can be grown in USDA hardiness zones 8-11.
Where to Find Callerya gentiliana
Callerya gentiliana is found in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia.
Species in the Callerya genus
Callerya cinerea,
Callerya nitida,
Callerya pilipes,
Callerya longipedunculata,
Callerya bonatiana,
Callerya tsui,
Callerya oosperma,
Callerya gentiliana,
Callerya dorwardii,
Callerya sphaerosperma,
Callerya sericosema,
Callerya congestiflora,
Callerya dielsiana,
Callerya cochinchinensis,
Species in the Fabaceae family
References
Zhi Wei (b.1929): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Z.Wei' in the authors string.