Family | RHAMNACEAE |
Genus species | Rhamnus procumbens Edgew. |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 43 (1846) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya and nw. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1400-3000m |
Description | young branchlets pubescent, leaves deciduous, lanceolate, serrate, subcoriaceous, 10-25mm long, flowers without petals, with five sepals |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 3-6 months, cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Rhamnus roylei K.Koch Rhamnus rupestris Royle |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |