Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Halenia viridis (Griseb.) Gilg |
Bibliography | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 118: 100 (1916) |
Native Range | nw. Venezuela |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3300-4300m |
Description | basal leaves coriaceous, sessile, to 6cm long, minutely hirsute, stem leaves 3-4-pairs, ca. 5cm, flowers in narrow cymose raceme, corolla ca. 1cm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | green |
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 winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gentiana viridis Griseb. Gentianella viridis (Griseb.) Luteyn |
Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) |