Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Acaulimalva acaulis (Dombey ex Cav.) Krapov. |
Bibliography | Darwiniana 19: 15 (1974) |
Native Range | Peru (Lima) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | petioles 3-6cm long, hirsute, leaves broadly ovate, at base truncate, adaxially glabrous, 5-7-lobate, sharply dentate, ciliate, flowers on peduncle of 2-4 |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Malva acaulis Dombey ex Cav. Malvastrum acaule (Dombey ex Cav.) A.Gray Malveopsis acaulis (Dombey ex Cav.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |