Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana amplicrater Burkill sect. Isomeria |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 2: 312 (1906) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3900-4800m |
Description | only stem leaves, ovate, with conspicuosly cartilaginous margins, inflorescence 2-4-flowered, flowers tubular-campanulate, 45-60mm long, lobes broadly ovate, entire |
Size | 7-20cm |
Color | blue-purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gentianodes amplicrater (Burkill) Á.Löve & D.Löve |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |