Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Acaulimalva rhizantha (A.Gray) Krapov. |
Bibliography | Darwiniana 19: 31 (1974) |
Native Range | w. Bolivia to c. & s. Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2800-4600m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, orbiculate, cordate, crenate-dentate, glabrous, flowers solitary, subsessile, 6-10mm long, petals cuneate, retuse |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Malva rhizantha (A.Gray) Wedd. Malvastrum rhizanthum A.Gray |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |