| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala crotalarioides Buch.-Ham. ex DC. |
| Synonyms | Polygala ardisioides Wall. |
| Polygala pygmaea Steud. | |
| Polygala umbrosa Mart. | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1100-3000m |
| Description | leaves alternate, shortly petiolate, elliptic, 1-4cm, papery, entire, ciliate, obtuse or retuse, racemes axillary, 8-15-flowered, sepals 5, ciliate, petals 3 |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | purplish red, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , Bangladesh , East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Laos , Myanmar , Thailand , Vietnam) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGALACEAE
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