Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Maharanga bracteata (Wall.) L.Cecchi & Hilger |
Bibliography | Pl. Biosystems 156(App.S1): 16 (2021) |
Native Range | sw. Tibet to c. & w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3300-5000m |
Description | leaves to 15cm, narrowly lanceolate, abaxially white sericeous, flowers tubular, 15mm long, in compact infloresce |
Size | 30-40cm |
Color | dark red, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Onosma bracteata Wall. Onosma macrocephala D.Don |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |