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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesKuepferia leucantha (Harry Sm.) Adr.Favre 
SynonymsGentiana leucantha Harry Sm.
 Gentiana tsarongensis Balf.f. & Forrest
Habitatgrassland
Altitude4000-4600m
Descriptionleaves mainly on stem, crowded, elliptic to ovate, 4mm, flowers terminal, solitary, tubular, 13-15mm long, lobes elliptic-ovate to ovate
Size1-5cm
Colorwhite, whitish yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft, fl. stem decumbent
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (Tibet )
Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GENTIANACEAE

Kuepferia leucantha (Harry Sm.) Adr.Favre, Taxon 63(2): 351 (2014)

Basionym
Gentiana leucantha Harry Sm., Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 23(2): 55 (1993)

Synonyms:
Gentiana decorata leucantha (Harry Sm.) Halda

Gentiana tsarongensis Balf.f. & Forrest

se. Tibet, e. Himalaya
36 CHT 40 EHM

4000-4600m

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