Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana arisanensis Hayata sect. Chondrophyllae |
Bibliography | Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6(Suppl.): 48 (1917) |
Native Range | Taiwan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2700-3700m |
Description | leaves crowded, curvate, ovate, coriaceous, rigid, margins distinctly cartilaginous, ciliate, flowers subsessile, infundibuliform, 17-20mm long, lobes ovate |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
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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 caespitosa Hayata |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (TAI Taiwan) |