Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Leptostigma arnottianum Walp. |
Bibliography | Repert. Bot. Syst. 6: 26 (1846) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | leaves deccusate, orbiculate-ovate, obtuse, petiolate, glabrous, except on margins and midrib, petioles at base connate, flowers axillary, pedicellate, amongst upper leaves |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Coprosma arnottiana (Walp.) Heads Coprosma calycina A.Gray Hedyotis repens Clos Nertera arnottiana (Walp.) B.L.Rob. Oldenlandia uniflora var. repens Reiche |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |