Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella sancti-matthaei (R.C.Foster) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu |
Bibliography | Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. (London), 23: 64 (1993) |
Native Range | Bolivia |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2500-3500m |
Description | leaves linear-lanceolate, cartilagineous, acute, sessile, 3-nerved, minutely serrate, flowers 3-5 in terminal cyme, corolla ca. 17mm, lobes 5, oblong, acute, 1cm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | whitish lila |
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 winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana praticola Gilg Gentiana sancti-matthaei R.C.Foster |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) |