Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Shivparvatia melandryiformis (F.N.Williams) Satish Chandra & |
Bibliography | Webbia 72: 178 (2017) |
Native Range | Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 4000-4900m |
Description | basal leaves linear-saccate, 1-2cm, stem leaves lanceolate, ciliate, acute, flowers solitary, terminal, pedicellate, sepals lanceolate, obtuse, petals obovate, 8-12mm, entire |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria melandryiformis F.N.Williams Arenaria melandryoides var. melandryiformis (F.N.Williams) R.Kr.Singh & Diwakar Odontostemma melandryiforme (F.N.Williams) Rabeler & W.L.Wagner |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |