Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Solms-laubachia jafrii (Al-Shehbaz) J.P.Yue & al. |
Synonyms | Phaeonychium jafri Al-Shehbaz |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4000-4900m |
Description | leaves petiolate, broadly ovate to oblong, 1-6cm, green, entire, stem leaves absent, raceme 12-35-flowered, sepals oblong, petals obovate, 6-10mm long, obtuse |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | lavender-blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C rosette 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 | BRASSICACEAE
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