Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Arcytophyllum filiforme (Ruiz & Pav.) Standl. |
Synonyms | Hedyotis filiformis Ruiz & Pav. |
Anotis pilifera Schltdl. | |
Hedyotis hypnoides Kunth | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-4500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves orbiculate-ovate, obtuse, shortly petiolate, margins scabrous, membranous, stipules short, glandular-ciliate, flowers axillary, solitary, pedicellate |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RUBIACEAE
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