| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Plocama szowitzii (DC.) M.Backlund & Thulin |
| Synonyms | Gaillonia szowitzii DC. |
| Jaubertia szowitzii (DC.) Takht. | |
| Neogaillonia szowitzii (DC.) Lincz. | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 700-900m |
| Description | leaves opposite, sessile, narrowly linear or subulate, 1-3cm, dark green, scabrous, at base vaginate-connate, flowers terminal, 10-12mm long, 5-merous |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RUBIACEAE
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