Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Kuepferia otophoroides (Harry Sm.) Adr.Favre |
Synonyms | Gentiana otophoroides Harry Sm. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3200-4100m |
Description | basal leaves crowded, oblong, 15-30mm, 3-veined, stem leaves 2-3 pairs, ovate-lanceolate, flowers solitary, terminal, 25-30mm long, tubular, lobes ovate-elliptic |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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