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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesCassiope fastigiata (Wall.) D.Don 
SynonymsAndromeda fastigiata Wall.
 Andromeda cupressiformis Wall. ex D.Don
Habitatthickets
Altitude2800-5000m
Descriptionleaves densely imbricate, 4-rowed, ovate-triangular, 4-6mm, coriaceous, at margins silvery, densely ciliate, flowers axillary, pendent, calyx purple, corolla broadly campanulate
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typeshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (Tibet )
Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya )
     Indo-China (Myanmar)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ERICACEAE

Cassiope fastigiata (Wall.) D.Don, Edinburgh. New Philos. J. 17: 158 (1834)

Basionym:
Andromeda fastigiata Wall., Asiat. Res. 12: 394 (1820)

2800-5000m
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fastigiata typica ined,

Synonyms:
Andromeda cupressiformis Wall. ex D.Don

Tibet, ne, Pakistan, Himalaya, n. Burma
36 CHT 40 EHM NEP PAK WHM 41 MYA

fastigiata sennikovii D.Maity, Feddes Repert. 125(3-4): 75 (2015)

e. Himalaya (Sikkim)
40 EHM

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