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Gentiana caelestis (C.Marquand) Harry Sm. sect. Kudoa 
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesGentiana caelestis (C.Marquand) Harry Sm. sect. Kudoa
BibliographySymb. Sin. [H.F.von Handel-Mazzetti] 7: 972 (1936)
Native Rangesc. China to ne. Myanmar
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2600-4500m
Descriptionstem leaves upwards larger, obtuse, ovate, upper leaves linear-elliptic, flowers terminal, solitary, sessile, tubular-campanulate, 35-50mm long
Size5-8cm
Colorpale blue
Bloomautumn
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late spring
SynonymsGentiana ampla Harry Sm.
Gentiana veitchiorum var. caelestis C.Marquand
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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