Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Myrsine nummularia (Hook.f.) Hook.f. |
Synonyms | Suttonia nummularia Hook.f. |
Rapanea nummularia (Hook.f.) W.R.B.Oliv. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | leaves crowded, obovate to suborbiculate, 4-10mm, coriaceous, flowers small, 1-several, axillary, tetramerous, fruit spherical, 5-6mm broad, blue-purple |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand North , New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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