Codonopsis foetens Hook.f.& Thomson


Family	CAMPANULACEAE
Genus species	Codonopsis foetens Hook.f.& Thomson
Habitat	rocky slopes
Altitude	3300-4800m
Description	leaves small, ovate or reniform, pilose, flowers long pedicellate, terminal, flowers 2-5cm long, lobes 8-12mm, subglobose-campanulate, calyx minutely hirsute
Size	10-40cm
Color	pale purple, blue
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	tuberous perennial
Cultivation	rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagation	seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer
Territory	Asia-Temperate China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	CAMPANULACEAE Codonopsis foetens Hook.f. & Thomson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 16 (1857) ============================================================================= foetens typica ined. s. Tibet, e. Himalaya, n. Burma 36 CHT 40 EHM 41 MYA 3300-4800m foetens nervosa (Chipp) D.Y.Hong, Novon 20(4): 422 (2010) Basionym: Codonopsis ovata nervosa Chipp, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 385 (1908) Synonyms: Codonopsis nervosa (Chipp) Nannf. Codonopsis macrantha Nannf. Codonopsis nervosa macrantha (Nannf.) D.Y.Hong & L.M.Ma c. China, Qinghai, e. Tibet 36 CHC CHN CHQ CHT 3400-4500m