| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Parochetus communis Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don trib. Trifolieae |
| Synonyms | Parochetus maculatus R.Br. |
| Parochetus major D.Don | |
| Parochetus oxalidifolius Royle | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | stems rooting, leaves long petiolate, trifoliolate, leaflets obcordate, basally brownish variegate, flowers solitary, axillary, pedicellate, pod linear-ovate, 2-3cm |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa (Burundi , Rwanda , Zaire ) Northeast Tropical Africa (Ethiopia ) East Tropical Africa (Kenya , Tanzania , Uganda ) South Tropical Africa (Malawi , Mozambique ) Asia-Temperate China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , Bangladesh , East Himalaya , India , Nepal , Sri Lanka , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar , Thailand , Vietnam ) Malesia (Jawa) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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