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Holmskioldia sanguinea

Botanic Family

Lamiaceae

Author

Retzius

Propagation

C.S.

Cultivated

C, ornamental with cultivars

Common Names

• Chinese Coolie Hat Plant
• Chinese Hat Plant
• Chinese Hats
• Chinese Umbrellas
• Cup and Saucer Plant
• Japanese Umbrella
• Mandarin's Hat
• Parasol Flower
• Scarlet Hastingia
• Sombrero Flower
• Paraguita Chino
• Relampago Japones
• Sombrero Chino
• Chinaman's Cap
• Chuttaparat (Chepang)
• Kuphin (Chepang)
• Aputo (Nepali)
• Ghanti Phu (Nepali)
• Jhule Phul (Nepali)
• Langad (Tamang)
• Chili (Tamang)
• Paraguita Chino
• Platillo
• Parasol
• Hti-pan (Myanmar)
• Saucer Plant
• Kapni
• Kul Tolia
• Kumaon
• Misiwahchil
• Rithoul

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Assam
• Sikkim - India
• Myanmar
• Nepal

Natural Habitats

• Grows in open moist places

Flowering Times

• Oct to Dec Summer to Autumn

Fruiting Times

Scandent or erect evergreen glabrous shrub or straggling climber or tree with tetragonal stems. Somewhat pubescent toothed leaves to 120mm x 85mm. Axillary or terminal racemules or cymes to 50mm long with red or orange bracts to 20mm x 9mm & minute bractlets, 25mm long red to orange or yellow flowers with fused orange or red calyx to 20mm diameter, red corolla 5-lobed to 25mm long, tube to 25mm, genitals exserted. Verrucose brown fruit a drupe 10mm x 8mm with fruting calyx expanded to 25mm wide.

Further References

• E & M 1970
• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Herklots 1976
• Huxley 1992
• P & R 1997
• Manandhar 2002
• RHS A-Z
• Llamas 2003
• Bodkin
• JDH
• The Plant List 2
• G. Don
• VOPR
• USNH
• GBS
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Kew