Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Phyllolobium donianum (DC.) M.L.Zhang & Podlech trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Astragalus donianus DC. |
Astragalus macrorrhizus D.Don | |
Astragalus monanthus K.T.Fu | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2900-4500m |
Description | leaves 2-5cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 4-8-pairs, retuse, abaxially hirsute, adaxially glabrous, raceme short, 1-3-flowered, pod stipitate, 15-30mm, white-black hirsute |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | bluish violet, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem procumbent |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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