Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Pyrola calliantha Andres |
Synonyms | Pyrola hopeiensis Nakai |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 700-4100m |
Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic or ovate, 3-6cm long, coriaceous, entire or crenate, obtuse, flowers 9-13 in raceme, corolla rotate, sepals ligulate, acute, petals 6-10mm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in early spring; cuttings in early and late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , China Southeast , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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