| Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
| Genus species | Pankycodon purpureus (Wall.) D.Y.Hong & X.T.Ma |
| Synonyms | Codonopsis purpurea Wall. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1600-3300m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves opposite, elliptic-oblong, subentire, at base truncate, flowers pedicellate, axillary and terminal, 3cm long, calyx lobes acute, glaucous |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, medium moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CAMPANULACEAE
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