Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Genus species | Parnassia mysorensis B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn. |
Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 35 (1834) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya and n. Indo-China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2500-3600m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate-cordate, rounded, stem leaf similar, semiamplexicaule, flowers 18-20mm, sepals oblong, entire, obtuse, petals broadly spathulate |
Size | 8-13cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | fresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division in early spring |
Synonyms | Parnassia affinis Hook.f. & Thomson Parnassia lijiangensis T.C.Ku Parnassia maisorensis G.Hend. & Hume |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar, THA Thailand) |