Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla sikkimensis Prain |
Synonyms | Sibbaldia melinotricha Hand.-Mazz. |
Sibbaldia sikkimensis (Prain) Chatterjee | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-5000m |
Description | leaves ternate, leaflets elliptic or obovate, incised-serrate, obtuse, sparsely yellow pilose, flowers in pseudoumbel, corolla 5-6mm, petals as long as sepals |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | dark purple, violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer and fall |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya , Nepal ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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