| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Shivparvatia melandryoides (Edgew.) Satish Chandra & D.S.Rawat |
| Synonyms | Arenaria melandryoides Edgew. |
| Arenaria cerastiiformis F.N.Williams | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3700-5000m |
| Description | leaves sessile, ovate to orbiculate, 8-15mm, coriaceous, obtuse, flowers solitary, terminal, pedicellate, sepals ciliate, acute, petals narrowly obovate, 8-15mm, entire |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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