Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace tibetica (Maxim.) R.Knuth sect. Chamaejasme |
Synonyms | Androsace himalaica (R.Knuth) Hand.-Mazz. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2500-4000m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate, 12-15mm long, adaxially glabrous and dark shiny green, flowers 6-12, ca. 12mm across, in compact umbel |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink with a yellow eye |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, cushion |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
tibetica kurramensis (Y.J.Nasir) Govaerts, World Checkl. Seed Pl. 1(1): 7 (1995)
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