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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesSwertia patens Burkill 
Habitatgrassland
Altitude1100-2600m
Descriptionleaves mainly basal, crowded in rosette, narrowly spathulate, stem leaves linear, flowers tetramerous, in axillary and terminal clusters, corolla purple striate
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (China South-Central)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GENTIANACEAE

Swertia patens Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 7: 82 (1911)

Synonyms:
Pleurogyne patens (Burkill) H.Lév.

Pleurogyne mairei H.Lév.
Pleurogyne vaniotii H.Lév.

sc. China
36 CHC

1100-2600m

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