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Pyrola decorata Andres  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesPyrola decorata Andres 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 7 (1913)
Native Rangec. & s. China to e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude600-3000m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, pale veined, oblong, 5-7cm long, thinly coriaceous, remote-denticulate, acute, flowers 4-10 in raceme, corolla crateriform, 10-15mm, sepals ovate-oblong
Size15-30cm
Colorpale green, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
division in early spring; cuttings in early and late summer
SynonymsPyrola alba Andres
Pyrola alba var. viridiflora Andres
Pyrola decorata var. alba (Andres) Y.L.Chou & R.C.Zhou
Pyrola handeliana Andres
Pyrola oreodoxa Andres
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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