| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Plocama asperuliformis (Lincz.) M.Backlund & Thulin |
| Synonyms | Gaillonia asperuliformis Lincz. |
| Gaillonia chitralensis Nazim. | |
| Gaillonia kerstanii Ehrend. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3000m |
| Description | leaves opposite, sessile, narrowly linear, 1-2cm, dark green, pubescent, at base vaginate-connate, with 4-6 subulate teeth, flowers in terminal, many flowered cymes |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RUBIACEAE
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