Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus peruvianus Ulbr. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 544 (1906) |
Native Range | Venezuela to Colombia and Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2200-4100m |
Description | stems brown sericeous, leaflets 6-7, densely hirsute, oblong-obovate, acuminate, 8-12mm long, spikes dense, corolla white striped, 12mm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Lupinus peruvianus var. reedianus C.P.Sm. Lupinus peruvianus var. spragueanus C.P.Sm. Lupinus spragueanus C.P.Sm. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, PER Peru) |