Gentiana grata Harry Sm.


Family	GENTIANACEAE
Genus species	Gentiana grata Harry Sm. sect. Chondrophyllae
Habitat	bogs, marshes
Altitude	2900-4100m
Description	leaves ovate-elliptic to ovate, 6-8mm, obtuse, stem leaves patent, narrowly elliptic, 3-7mm, flowers few, tubular, 12-14mm long, lobes ovate-elliptic to ovate
Size	8-25cm
Color	blue, pale blue
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	tuft
Cultivation	very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagation	seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory	Asia-Temperate China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	GENTIANACEAE Gentiana grata Harry Sm., Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 63: 103 (1926) 2900-4100m ============================================================================= grata typica ined. sc. China, se. Tibet, ne. Burma 36 CHC CHT 41 MYA grata bryophylla (Harry Sm.) Halda, Acta Mus. Rychnov., Sect. Nat. 3(1): 35 (1995) Basionym: Gentiana bryophylla Harry Sm., Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 23(2): 57 (1993) ne. Burma 41 MYA grata burmensis (C.Marquand) Halda, ibid. Basionym: Gentiana burmensis C.Marquand, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928(2): 49 (1928) sc. China, se. Tibet, n. Burma 36 CHC CHT 41 MYA