Family | BERBERIDACEAE |
Genus species | Podophyllum hexandrum Royle |
Synonyms | Podophyllum emodi Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 2200-4500m |
Description | leaves 10-25cm wide, incised into 3-more dentate segments, often distinctly brown-purple variegate, corolla to 4cm, hexamerous, more or less erect, berry red, ovoid, 3-5cm |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , India , Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BERBERIDACEAE
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