Rhodiola cretinii (Raym.-Hamet) H.Ohba


Family	CRASSULACEAE
Genus species	Rhodiola cretinii (Raym.-Hamet) H.Ohba
Synonyms	Sedum cretinii Raym.-Hamet
Habitat	rocky slopes
Altitude	3500-5000m
Description	stem leaves linear to spathulate, 7-10mm long, sometimes shallowly crenate, inflorescence dense, corymbose, sepals subulate, petals narrowly elliptic, 3-6mm long
Size	5-12cm
Color	green, yellowish white
Bloom	late summer
Ca
Type	tuft
Cultivation	rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagation	seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer
Territory	Asia-Temperate China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	CRASSULACEAE Rhodiola cretinii (Raym.-Hamet) H.Ohba, J. Jap. Bot. 51(12): 386 (1976) Basionym: Sedum cretini Raym.-Hamet, J. Bot. 54(Suppl. 1): 16 (1916) Synonyms: Chamaerhodiola cretinii (Raym.-Hamet) Nakai Rhodiola crassipes cretinii (Raym.-Hamet) H.Jacobsen Sedum crassipes cretinii (Raym.-Hamet) Fröd. Sedum wallichianum cretinii (Raym.-Hamet) H.Hara 3500-5000m ============================================================================= cretinii typica ined. Tibet, e. Himalaya, Nepal 36 CHT 40 EHM NEP cretinii sinoalpina (Fröd.) H.Ohba, J. Jap. Bot. 52(9): 265 (1977) Basionym: Sedum roseum sinoalpinum Fröd., Symb. Sin. [Handel-Mazzetti] 7: 406 (1931) Synonyms: Rhodiola sinoalpina (Fröd.) S.H.Fu sc. China (nw. Yunnan) 36 CHC 4300-4400m