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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesSwertia alternifolia Royle 
Habitatthickets
Altitude3000-4000m
Descriptionleaves mainly basal, elliptic, acute, to 10cm long, flowers 1-5, pentamerous, ca. 25mm across, with blue anthers, in lax cluster
Size15-25cm
Colorpale blue
Bloomlate summer, autumn
Ca-
Typetuft
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , West Himalaya)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GENTIANACEAE

Swertia alternifolia Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [Royle] 278, t. 67 (1835)

Nepal, w. Himalaya
40 NEP WHM

3000-4000m

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