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Silene puranensis (L.H.Zhou) C.Y.Wu & H.Chuang  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene puranensis (L.H.Zhou) C.Y.Wu & H.Chuang 
SynonymsMelandrium puranense L.H.Zhou
Habitatscree and moraines
Altitude4900-5100m
Descriptionleaves oblanceolate, 4-7cm, glandular hirsute, stem leaves in pairs, smaller, sessile, flowers 1-3, pedicellate, calyx green, campanulate, 10-15mm long, petals 15mm long
Size10-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft, fl. stem ascending
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (Tibet)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Silene puranensis (L.H.Zhou) C.Y.Wu & H.Chuang, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 26: 321 (1996)

Basionym:
Melandrium puranense L.H.Zhou, Fl. Xizang. 1: 718 (1983)

sw. Tibet
36 CHT

4900-5100m

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