Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Maharanga hookeri (C.B.Clarke) L.Cecchi & Hilger |
Bibliography | Pl. Biosystems 156(App.S1): 17 (2021) |
Native Range | Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4700m |
Description | basal leaves oblanceolate, 5-15cm, stem leaves narrowly lanceolate, 3-8cm long, inflorescence terminal, many flowered, crowded, corolla tubular-campanulate, 17-33mm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | blue, purple |
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 spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Onosma 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |