Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella centamalensis (Gilg) Zarucchi |
Synonyms | Gentiana centamalensis Gilg |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | leaves suboblong or oblong-lanceolate, acute, tapered to narrow, connate base, 10-14mm, membranous, flowers terminal and axillary, 2-3cm long, lobes rounded |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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