| Family | CELASTRACEAE |
| Genus species | Parnassia cacuminum Hand.-Mazz. |
| Synonyms | Parnassia degeensis T.C.Ku |
| Parnassia kangdingensis T.C.Ku | |
| Parnassia venusta Z.P.Jien | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 3400-4300m |
| Description | basal leaves numerous, ovate, 10-15mm, densely brown punctate, stem leaf sessile, ovate, flowers 11-15mm across, sepals ovate, punctate, petals spathulate, purple punctate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white, yellowish green |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | fresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division in early spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Qinghai , Tibet) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CELASTRACEAE
cacuminum longistipitata (Z.P.Jien) Y.M.Shu & Z.X.Zhang, Phytokeys 77: 87 (2017)
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