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Maharanga hookeri (C.B.Clarke) L.Cecchi & Hilger  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesMaharanga hookeri (C.B.Clarke) L.Cecchi & Hilger 
BibliographyPl. Biosystems 156(App.S1): 17 (2021)
Native RangeTibet to e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3000-4700m
Descriptionbasal leaves oblanceolate, 5-15cm, stem leaves narrowly lanceolate, 3-8cm long, inflorescence terminal, many flowered, crowded, corolla tubular-campanulate, 17-33mm long
Size20-30cm
Colorblue, purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsOnosma hookeri C.B.Clarke
Onosma hookeri var. intermedia I.M.Johnst.
Onosma hookeri var. longiflora (Duthie) A.V.Duthie ex Stapf
Onosma hookeri ssp. wardii Stapf
Onosma longiflora Duthie
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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