| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Halenia umbellata (Ruiz & Pav.) Gilg |
| Synonyms | Swertia umbellata Ruiz & Pav. |
| Halenia dombeyana (Griseb.) Wedd. | |
| Halenia pavoniana G.Don | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1800-4200m |
| Description | basal leaves numerous, elliptic, elongate to thin petiole, acute, 3-nerved, stem leaves lanceolate, subsessile, flowers 5-15 in umbellate cyme, corolla 10-13mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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