Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria cuneiformis Ruiz. & Pav. |
Synonyms | Calceolaria collanensis Edwin |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-3500m |
Description | leaves small, coriaceous, petiolate, serrate in lower third, elliptic to obovate, lower lip 10-16mm long, upper lip short, flattened |
Size | 20-100cm |
Color | whitish, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CALCEOLARIACEAE
cuneiformis xerophila Molau, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 47: 177 (1988)
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