Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella cerina (Hook.f.) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu |
Bibliography | Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. (London), Bot. 23: 62 (1993) |
Native Range | Antipodean Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | basal leaves spathulate-oblong to linear-spathulate, 2-4cm, coriaceous, carnose and shiny, flowers to 16mm long, crateriform, in small, lax corymb |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | reddish, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Chionogentias cerina (Hook.f.) L.G.Adams Gentiana campbellii Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne. Gentiana cerina Hook.f. Gentiana cerina f. suberecta Kirk Gentiana cerina var. suberecta (Kirk) Cheeseman |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (ATP Antipodean Is.) |