| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Arcytophyllum setosum (Ruiz & Pav.) Schltdl. |
| Synonyms | Hedyotis setosa Ruiz & Pav. |
| Arcytophyllum caucanum Standl. | |
| Arcytophyllum nodosum Rusby | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 2000-4500m |
| Description | leaves numerous, crowded, 6mm, oval, obtuse, mucronate, flat, coriaceous, glabrous, shortly petiolate, flowers shortly pedicellate in few-flowered, terminal cluster |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RUBIACEAE
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