Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella kuntzei (Gilg) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu |
Synonyms | Gentiana kuntzei Gilg |
Gentiana cochabambensis Rusby | |
Gentiana hygrophiloides Gilg | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2500-3500m |
Description | stems densely leafy, leaves obovate-lanceolate, acute, petiolate, stem leaves amplexicaule, connate, inflorescence terminal, cymose, corolla 2cm, lobes oblong, rounded |
Size | 7-12cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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