Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria scapiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Benth. |
Bibliography | Prodr. 10: 206 (1846) |
Native Range | se. Peru |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves ovate, 12-40mm, entire to serrate, petiolate, abaxially lanate, flowers solitary, dark purple variegate, both lips equally long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calceolaria matthewsii Benth. Calceolaria scapiflora ssp. dentifolia Pennell Calceolaria scapiflora var. typica Pennell Fagelia matthewsii (Benth.) Kuntze Fagelia scapiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze Jovellana scapiflora Ruiz & Pav. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |