Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria crenata Lam. |
Bibliography | Encycl. 1: 556 (1785) |
Native Range | s. Colombia to n. Ecuador |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-4000m |
Description | leaves oblong-ovate, acuminate, on base cordate and amplexicaule, crenate-serrate, adaxially pubescent, abaxially pilose, inflorescence corymbose |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | 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 amplexicaulis Kunth Calceolaria crenata var. floribunda (Kunth) Benth. Calceolaria fallax Kraenzl. Calceolaria floribunda Hook. Calceolaria paniculata Willd. ex Link Fagelia amplexicaulis (Kunth) Kuntze Fagelia crenata (Lam.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador) |