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Gentiana sikkimensis C.B.Clarke sect. Isomeria 
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesGentiana sikkimensis C.B.Clarke sect. Isomeria
BibliographyFl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 114 (1883)
Native Rangesc. China to Himalaya and ne. Myanmar
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2700-5000m
Descriptionbasal leaves orbiculate, 6-10mm, stem leaves crowded around flowers, petiolate, oblong to spathulate, 6-16mm, flowers 3-8, deep blue variegate, 20-25mm long, lobes ovate
Size3-10cm
Colorblue
Bloomlate summer
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
SynonymsGentiana pseudosikkimensis C.Marquand
Gentianodes sikkimensis (C.B.Clarke) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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