Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Swertia virescens Harry Sm. |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4: 244 (1970) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4300-4600m |
Description | leaves in basal rosette, oblong to spathulate, 5-10cm long, stem leaves verticillate, ovate, inflorescence verticillate, flowers tetramerous, campanulate, 16-20mm |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | pale greenish yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |