Lagotis alutacea - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
alutacea
ID:
1140675
Status:
valid
Authors:
W.W.Sm.
Source:
tro
Year:
1919
Citation Micro:
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 215 (1919)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001140013
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Lagotis alutacea (also called Leathery Lagotis, among many other common names) is an evergreen shrub that grows to a height of up to 3 m. It has small, ovate to lanceolate leaves and small, white flowers. It is native to China and is found in forests and scrublands.
Uses & Benefits
Lagotis alutacea is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover. It has a long bloom period and is attractive to bees and butterflies.
Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species
Lagotis alutacea var. rockii (H.L.Li) P.C.TsoongLagotis alutacea var. alutacea
Lagotis alutacea var. foliosa W.W.Sm.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Lagotis alutacea is a small, white, five-petalled flower. The seed is a small, black, oval-shaped seed. The seedlings are small, green, oval-shaped seedlings.
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Lagotis alutacea is native to China.
Species in the Lagotis genus
Lagotis yesoensis, Lagotis takedana, Lagotis stolonifera, Lagotis nepalensis, Lagotis uralensis, Lagotis kunawurensis, Lagotis blatteri, Lagotis chumbica, Lagotis integrifolia, Lagotis ikonnikovii, Lagotis brevituba, Lagotis cashmeriana, Lagotis glauca, Lagotis korolkowi, Lagotis decumbens, Lagotis globosa, Lagotis brachystachya, Lagotis pharica, Lagotis praecox, Lagotis ramalana, Lagotis crassifolia, Lagotis humilis, Lagotis alutacea, Lagotis yunnanensis, Lagotis wardii, Lagotis clarkei, Lagotis angustibracteata, Lagotis macrosiphon, Lagotis kongboensis, Lagotis integra,
Species in the Plantaginaceae family
Acanthorrhinum ramosissimum, Adenosma annamense, Adenosma bracteosum, Adenosma camphoratum, Adenosma cordifolium, Adenosma debilis, Adenosma elsholtzioides, Adenosma glutinosum, Adenosma hirsutum, Adenosma indianum, Adenosma inopinatum, Adenosma javanicum, Adenosma macrophyllum, Adenosma malabaricum, Adenosma microcephalum, Adenosma muelleri, Adenosma nelsonioides, Adenosma papuana, Adenosma punctata, Adenosma retusilobum, Adenosma subrepens, Adenosma ternata, Adenosma thorelii, Agathelpis adunca, Agathelpis brevifolia, Agathelpis mucronata, Albraunia foveopilosa, Albraunia fugax, Albraunia psilosperma, Anamaria heterophylla, Anarrhinum bellidifolium, Anarrhinum corsicum, Anarrhinum duriminium, Anarrhinum forsskaolii, Anarrhinum fruticosum, Anarrhinum intermedium, Anarrhinum laxiflorum, Anarrhinum longipedicellatum, Anarrhinum orientale, Anarrhinum pedatum, Anarrhinum forskaohlii, Ancistrostylis harmandii, Angelonia acuminatissima, Angelonia alternifolia, Angelonia angustifolia, Angelonia arguta, Angelonia biflora, Angelonia bisaccata, Angelonia blanchetii, Angelonia campestris,
References
William Wright Smith (1875-1956): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'W.W.Sm.' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:804131-1: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].