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Gentianella corymbosa (Kunth) Weaver & Rüdenberg  
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesGentianella corymbosa (Kunth) Weaver & Rüdenberg 
BibliographyJ. Arnold Arbor. 56: 215 (1975)
Native Rangenw. Venezuela to Colombia
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3000-4200m
Descriptionbasal leaves linear-spathulate, sessile, obtuse, uninerved, the upper lanceolate, flowers pedicellate, erect, calyx lobes linear, acute, corolla lobes 5, obovate-oblong
Size10-30cm
Colorviolet, blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late spring
SynonymsGentiana cocuyana Cuatrec.
Gentiana corymbosa Kunth
Gentiana congesta Willd. ex Schult.
Territory8 Southern America
     82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela)
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia)
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