Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Acaulimalva engleriana (Ulbr.) Krapov. |
Synonyms | Malvastrum englerianum Ulbr. |
Malvastrum bakerianum A.W.Hill | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-5200m |
Description | petioles long, hirsute, leaves ovate, at base rounded, 2-3cm, subglabrous, obscurely 5-lobate, dentate, flowers solitary, petals broadly obovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish, 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. 1-3 months, 16-21°C rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MALVACEAE
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