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Micranthes melanocentra (Franch.) Losinsk. sect. Calthophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes melanocentra (Franch.) Losinsk. sect. Calthophyllum
SynonymsSaxifraga melanocentra Franch.
 Saxifraga pseudopallida Engl. & Irmsch.
 Saxifraga sulphurascens Hand.-Mazz.
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude3000-5300m
Descriptionstems glandular villose, leaves ovate to oblong, 1-4cm, pilose, crenate-serrate, glandular ciliate, corymb 2-17-flowered, petals ovate to elliptic, 3-6mm, obtuse
Size4-22cm
Colorpurple, red, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typerosette, tuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet )
Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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SAXIFRAGACEAE

Micranthes melanocentra (Franch.) Losinsk., Izv. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 27: 601 (1928)

Basionym:
Saxifraga melanocentra Franch., J. Bot. (Morot) 10: 263 (1896)

Synonyms:
Micranthes pseudopallida (Engl. & Irmsch.) Losinsk.
Saxifraga melanocentra rubiflora J.T.Pan
Saxifraga pseudopallida Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga sulphurascens Hand.-Mazz.

c. China, Qinghai, s. Tibet, ne. Pakistan, Himalaya
36 CHC CHN CHQ CHT 40 EHM NEP PAK WHM

3000-5300m

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