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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesPotentilla sikkimensis Prain 
SynonymsSibbaldia melinotricha Hand.-Mazz.
 Sibbaldia sikkimensis (Prain) Chatterjee
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3500-5000m
Descriptionleaves ternate, leaflets elliptic or obovate, incised-serrate, obtuse, sparsely yellow pilose, flowers in pseudoumbel, corolla 5-6mm, petals as long as sepals
Size5-30cm
Colordark purple, violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub, carpet
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed 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)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ROSACEAE

Potentilla sikkimensis Prain, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal., Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 73(5): 201 (1904)

Synonyms:
Sibbaldia sikkimensis (Prain) Chatterjee

Sibbaldia melinotricha Hand.-Mazz.

sc. China, Assam, e. Himalaya, Nepal, n. Burma
36 CHC 40 ASS EHM NEP 41 MYA

3500-5000m

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