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Halenia major Wedd.  
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesHalenia major Wedd. 
BibliographyChlor. Andina 2: 79 (1859)
Native Rangenw. Venezuela to Colombia
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionlower leaves oblanceolate, long petiolate, 6-7cm long, stem leaves patent, lanceolate, ca. 3cm long, flowers 3, pedicellate, 15mm long, with long spur, in cyme
Size5-10cm
Color
Bloomsummer, autumn
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 summer
SynonymsHalenia karstenii Gilg
Halenia macrantha Gilg
Halenia stellarioides Gilg
Tetragonanthus major (Wedd.) Kuntze
Territory8 Southern America
     82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela)
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia)
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