Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria cuneiformis Ruiz. & Pav. |
Bibliography | Fl. Peruv. 1: 19 (1798) |
Native Range | c. Peru |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-3500m |
Description | leaves small, coriaceous, petiolate, serrate in lower third, elliptic to obovate, lower lip 10-16mm long, upper lip short, flattened |
Size | 20-100cm |
Color | whitish, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calceolaria collanensis Edwin Calceolaria cuneiformis var. canescens Walp. Calceolaria cuneiformis ssp. xerophila Molau Calceolaria foliosa Meyen ex Walp. & Schauer Fagelia cuneiformis (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |