Family | MAZACEAE |
Genus species | Lancea tibetica Hook.f. & Thomson |
Bibliography | Hooker‘s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 9: 244 (1857) |
Native Range | Mongolia to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-4500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves obovate to spathulate, 2-7cm, entire, obtuse, flowers in raceme, calyx 1cm, coriaceous, corolla inside yellowish and purple punctate, upper lip erect |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | dark 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, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lancea tibetica f. albiflora Y.H.Wu |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |