Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Corydalis kingii Prain sect. Kingianae |
Bibliography | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65: 30 (1896) |
Native Range | c. & s. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3300-4800m |
Description | taproot, basal leaves petiolate, bipinnatisect, ultimate segments obovate-lanceolate, 4-5mm, mucronate, flowers numerous, ca. 2cm long, in dense raceme |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | rose |
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 winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Corydalis kingii var. minuticalcarata C.Y.Wu |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |